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State the importance of sociology of education

State the importance of sociology of education

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Moraa
1.Introduces the school teacher to a new view the sociological perspective of understanding the total realm of education; that is the schools, teaching activities, teachers, pupils and the many other components

2.Acquaints the teacher with the nature of the existing and upcoming socio-educational problems that may come into the running of the school and the classroom

3.Enhances the teachers roles in terms of knowing andbeing aware of how he or she is doing especially in the classroom when interacting with the learners more closely since this is an opportunity for the socialization totake place and not simply an exercise in passing on the information

4.Enables the teacher to conceptualize the school community in its entirety as an outgrowth of the larger society, in which there will be conflicts, stresses, competition, agreements and disagreements; the moments of joy and sadness, expectations, attitudes, behaviours problems, norms, likes and dislikes, successes and failures, disappointments, stars and isolates; problems of cooperations, motivations, peer identity, morality and others many. All these require that the teacher expect and know how to deal with them in ways that would contribute positively to the teaching- learning activities and the smooth running of the school organization.

5.Helps the teacher to acknowledge the social purpose of education from a wider societal perspective and not from a narrow personalized-self interest approach.

6.Helps the teacher to view him or herself as a change agent using democratic resolutions instead of applying authoritarian and high handed commands and directives
7.Enables the teacher to learn more about and hopefully apply the research procedures the sociology of education uses to obtain and accumulate the dependable knowledge about education
Moraa orina answered the question on August 15, 2018 at 09:11

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