Community as an Agency of Education: Understanding, Influence, and Suggestions
Explore the concept of community as an educational agency, including its definitions, characteristics, influences on development, and suggestions for effective educational engagement. Understand the role of community in providing education, fostering cooperation between schools and society, and promoting holistic development.
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AGENCIES OF EDUCAION (COMMUNITY) MS. KADAM P.G.
Definitions Literal meaning: The word community is comprised of two words. com and munis : Com means togetherness and Munis means to serve. Hence the word community means to serve together Views of Ogburn and Nimkoof: A community may be thought of as the total organization of social life within a limited area. Ginsberg s view: By community is understood a group of social beings living a common life including all the infinite variety and complexity of relations which result from common life or constitute it.
Definitions Views of Davis: A community is the smallest territorial group that can embrace all aspect of social life. Brown s view: By community we mean a small, diversified group of people-young and old male and female
Has Area, population & heritage Service institution Group of human beings Characteristics of community We feeling Comm0n heritage Co-operation
Influence on physical development Influence on intellectual development Influence through other agencies Influence on social development Educational influence of community on child Influence of political ideas Influence on character and moral development Influence on vocational development Influence on cultural development
Providing education Co-operation between community and school Provision of universal education Provision of adult education Formulation of aims Educational functions of community Provision of vocational and industrial education Control on education Provision of equal opportunity for all Construction of curriculum
Suggestions to Make Community an Effective Agency of Education Establishment of community schools Pupil centered and community-centered education Congenial environment Ideal examples Best development of personality Development of critical thinking Liberal and wider attitude Assistance of state Co-operation of other agencies
