The Function and Role of Education in Society
Discussing the role and function of education in society there are various kinds of opinions. Wuradji, stated that education as a conservative lemaga has the following functions.
Welcoming the Shining Future of a Country
A country has a future that lies in its young generation, withdrawing or advancing a country depending on the younger generation. Meanwhile, to realize the ideals of becoming a more developed and better country, education is one of the focal points in this regard. The young generation can become the next generation who are superior depending on how education will be applied. This is where education is so important to influence the quality of a country in the future.
The function of socialization
Social control function
The function of community cultural preservation
The function of training and workforce development
Selection and allocation functions,
The function of education and social change
The function of cultural reproduction
The function of cultural diffusion,
Social improvement function
Social modification function.
Jeane H. Ballantine (1983) states that the function of education in society is as follows
socialization function
selection, training and allocation functions
the function of innovation and social change
personal and social development functions.
Meta Spencer and Alec Inkeles (1982) state that the function of education in society is as follows
transferring cultural values
teaching values
increased social mobility
stratification function
position training
develop and strengthen social relations
form the spirit of nationalism, (8) baby sitters.
Of the three opinions mentioned above, there is no difference but is complementary between one opinion and another:
Socialization Function
Education is expected to have a role in the process of socialization in the community can carry out its functions properly, so that the socialization process can run smoothly and smoothly. Therefore, parents and families hope that the school can carry out the process as well as possible. In this institution the teacher acts as a model and can carry out the mandate of the parents (family and community) so that students can understand and adopt values that can be applied in the future.
Control Function
Schools in providing values and loyalty to the order to the community must function for school service institutions in order to exercise social control. Through such education, individuals can take on social values and interact with their daily lives.
Function of Community Cultural Preservation
Besides having a function and task to unite diverse ethical cultures, schools must also preserve local cultural values that can still be maintained, for example arts, local languages, character and efforts to utilize local resources for the public interest and so on.
Functions of Education and Social Change
The role and function of education in social change to be able to improve the ability of students who are critical analysis role to instill new beliefs and values in the way of human thinking. Education in modern times has succeeded in creating a new generation with creative power and can think critically, attitudes are not easy in the existing situation and attitudes that are responsive to change. This method will be able to break away from dependence on the help of others. Thus students besides being able to understand social change can also be agents of change itself.
School Functions in Society
Regarding the existence of three forms of education namely formal education, informal education and non-formal education. Formal education is also called school. Therefore the school is not the only institution that organizes education but there are still other institutions that also organize education. Schools as education providers have two functions, namely as community partners and as producers of labor. Schools as community partners will be influenced by the style of one's experience in the community.