Opis: Educational Sociology, a Digest and Syllabus, Vol. 1 - Snedden David

Excerpt from Educational Sociology, a Digest and Syllabus, Vol. 1: Introduction

I. The Meaning of Educational Sociology

a. All purposive (direct, conscious) education as found in schools (and other agencies primarily educational) is designed to modify the plastic individual in directions that shall prove valuable to himself or to the groups of which he can or must be a member (family, town, state, vocational groups, voluntary political groups, cultural groups, sociability groups, etc.). Whilst often the future good of the individual seems to dictate educational programs (education as a means to: personal advancement; success in life; "safety first"; entrance to higher social class; easier means of earning a living, etc.), nevertheless in the ultimate sense the improved individual is an asset to "society" (in some of its groupal forms) and it is society's needs that finally decides the specific purpose and character of most forms of education, and especially those having formal public approval (and public support). Illustrate from purposive education for: military elite, priesthoods, soldiery, rulers, craftsmen, professions, Bible-reading (early Protestant), literate voters, art appreciation, hygienic living, vocational success. (Ref.: 12:394-400; 3:1-28; 31:540-634.)

(a) Illustrate from current problems for expansion of education.

b. But, in past, social objectives of most forms of education were held as faiths, hence not reasoned about or discussed (except in case of conflict of class prepossessions, e.g., literacy of the proletariat). Social valuations were held as static ideals, hence education was designed to realize these only. Contemporary sociology (and especially its applications in social economy) now studies entire range of social values (conceived forms of individual and social well being) and forces them into fields of conscious discussion, comparative evaluation, progressive modification. It emphasizes the importance of discovery of the most economical and effective means for their realization. (Note: groupings of social values given by Giddings (12:376), Ward (32:139), Ross (17:149), Small (21:524).) Analyze, e.g., such social values as: health, wealth, beauty, righteousness, security, liberty, sociability, knowledge, and discuss certain concrete or specific "species" within each.)

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Nazwa: Educational Sociology, a Digest and Syllabus, Vol. 1 Introduction (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Snedden David
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