Education As Sub-system of Society


1.    Concept of education

Etymologically, the word "Education" is derived from the Latin words "educare" and "educere". Educare refers to "to bring up' or "to nourish", whereas the word 'educere" means to "to bring forth" or "to drag out".

Hence, education refers to something that brings up or out what is hidden inside of a man

As Vivekananda said "education is the manifestation of divine perfection already existing in man"

According to the Upanishad "education is that used in product is salvation"

2.    Education as a sub-system of society

Education itself is a system as well as a subsystem of Society.

3.1 Education as a system

Education is a system itself. Its units are Teachers, Universities, Collages, Boards, Educational Bodies like UGC, NTA, IGNOU, NCERT, SCERT, Education Ministry etc. each of these units have different Functions such as Education ministry and UGC make Policies related to education, NTA conduct Various Exams in education, NCERT provide resources and conduct researches for education, Boards are the executive in education etc but all of their action are directed towards a common goal of education i.e., Quality Education to every citizen in need.

3.2 Education as a Sub-system of Society

Within a society, education works as a sub system. It functions towards helping the society to attain its goal. It helps other sub systems and alter them towards attainment of social goals.

The characteristics of education as a social sub system are as follows:

  •       Education transfer norms and values of Society from generation to generation. 
  •       It builds Social Individualism. That means, helps person to develop norms, values, knowledge and understanding to make him/her responsible and effective in Society. 
  •       Education helps to Mould Society in desired direction. 
  •       It helps in understanding how different system in society work coordinately.
  •       Educational Institutions such as school and collages provide opportunity for meeting man’s need to pass on the desirable characteristic of his culture.
  •       Education helps to develops skills and abilities in individuals that help in solving various problems of society.  
  •       Education Transmit, Preserve and Enrich Culture of Society.

Characteristics and Nature of education

1.       Education is Purposive: All Educational Activities are pre-planned and are directed towards achievement of goal.

2.       Education is Continuous: Education is Life long process. It never stops. As Lodge Said “Education is Life and life is Education”

3.       Education is a process as well as product: Education is process that undergoes step by step as well as product of this process.

4.       Education is development: Education modifies behaviour of a Chid and develop characters as expected by society.

5.       Education is planned

6.       Education is complex activity: education is complex activity depending upon other social institutions such as politics, economics, etc. it also depends upon various characteristics of learner i.e., individual difference of learner make it complex.

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