EDUCATION

A Social Institution

History
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Education started during the Ancient Civilization.

In 3500 B.C, the first writing was picture writing or hieroglyphics.
Formal education started around 500-1600 A.D [1]
- The first institution was established around Italy, France, and England

- First American schools opened around 17th century.

- Textbooks are brought in US over England
- In 1690, an English book was first printed titled The New England Premiere.
- Education includes writing, reading, and learning to think on your own.

Timeline of US Schools

Social Functions of Education

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Education has an important role of not only a persons success but also the
society as a whole. [2]
Education promote social participation, change, and innovation. [3]
In education there is not only a formalize but also an informal education.
Formal education is taught in places like schools. While informal education is
usually taught at home or in any places that schools cant teach.
There are 4 functions of education:
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Social stratification
Social Integration
Social development
Social mobility

Social Stratification in Community College

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For low-income students, reaching their goal seems going farther and farther. [4]
Reasons:
- Barriers of financial and class status
- No aspirations in life.
- Having a hard time speaking and understanding English.
- Counselors discourage them to transfer to a well known colleges.

Social Integration
- By passing on values of education, it
also unify the people to a wider and
broader society.
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Curricular activities help makes

students form relationship to other
people like teachers and other
students.
People from different races, culture
and ethnics learn to socialize and work
with each other even though they have
different beliefs.

Social Development
- Education trains people to develop skills that is will be use after they
graduate.
- Education develop a persons literacy, speech, and critical thinking skills
for the reason that in any field of work this three skill are important on
how they communicate to other people.

Social Mobility
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Education is proof of an achievement of an individual to attain. It is a qualification

for an individual to move from one status to another.
In social mobility not both genders can have equal status in the past. [5]
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In 1970s male gender have more chance to climb higher, while women were ignored and just
stay at home wife.
Women in the past dont have a high chance to be promoted or to have a high position.

- In the present both genders are more equal in both economic and social status.

Society see education as one of the significant institution in society because

its the foundation of a persons development. The values of education help a
person learn how to be responsible and righteous human being. Education
will pave a road for an individual to a good career.

Citation
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Mondal, Puja. Educational System: The Meaning, Aspects and Social Functions of
Education. Education. Your Artiicle Library. Web. 23 Apr. 2016. [2]
Korgen, Kathleen Odell et al. Our Social World. Sage Publications, Inc., 2015. Print.
[3]

Citation
Keena, Sara E. Higher Education and the American Dream : Why the Status Quo
Wont Get Us There. Change 40.6 (2008). [4]
School Integration at Once. Los Angeles TIme 31 Oct. 1969. Web. 24 Apr. 2016