sociology ,Foundation of curriculum by Sumbul Fatima

1. Foundation of curriculum
SOCIOLOGY

2. Sociology
 Latin Socius –social or being with others.
 And the Greek logos –study
 Therefore the term “sociology” basically means the study of” being social beings”
.
 It studies;
 Human behavior in groups
 Social structure and social phenomena
 Different forms of human interrelations

3. Need to study sociology
 Sociology is the systematic study of society.
Sociology encompasses all the elements of society
i.e. social relation, social stratification, social
interaction, culture .Scope of sociology is wide and it
ranges from the analysis of interaction of two
anonymous persons to the global social interaction
in global institution.

4. The sociological foundation
 Issues from society including groups and institutions in the cultural and their
contribution to education.
 Refers to issues from society that have influence on curriculum.
 There are many aspects of the society that need consideration on the making of
curriculum. These include;
 Changes occurring in societal structures;
 Transmission of cultural
 Social problems as issues for curriculum
 Economic problems
 Political awareness for students

6. Educational sociology
 Educational sociology is the branch of study that deals with
the various methods providing better education to society
through an in depth research of our culture and society.
Educational sociology is a subject that has to take both the
sociologists and the educationists into consideration. This
makes the subject an invaluable asset to all the students and
researchers of social sciences, particularly sociology and
education.

7. Three situations of social interactions
 Person to person

8. Person to group

9. Group to group

10. Curriculum based on sociology
 Based on conditions , problems and need of society.
 An agent for transmission of basic values of culture.
 Prepare the child for global /world society.
 Flexible and changeable for the effective realization of socially determined
obtained .
 Leads to the development of genuine,” we feeling” i.e.; that a group having the
spirit of social interaction.

11. Objectives
 DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL FEELINGS AND QUALITIES.
 DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALLY EFFICIENT INDIVIDUAL.
 IMPROVEMENT OF VACATIONAL EFFICIENCY
 USE OF LEASURE TIME AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY RECREATIONAL PURSUITS.
 TRANSMISSION OF SOCIAL HERTAGE.
 DIFFUSION OF MORE AND MORE KNOWLEDGE.
 DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTIVE AND CREATIVE OUTLOOKS OF INDIVIDUALS.
 EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL SERVICE And SOCIAL EFFCIENCY, EMOTIONAL
INTEGRATION, NATIONAL UNITY AND PATRIOTISM

12. Content
 Moral values
 Culture
 Literature
 Interaction with modern technology and keeping in view the rapid
development across the world
 Awareness regarding social issues for students
 Political awareness for students
 Economical awareness
 Religion concerned issues
 Biography of National heroes and their sacrifices

13. Teaching methodology
 Enable the child to acquire skills and knowledge
needed
 Develop the capacity of social adjustment
 Develop problem solving and constructive thinking
 Socialized techniques; like project method, group
work, team work etc.

14. Evaluation
 Students Visible positive change in behavior in the classroom toward the other
classmates.
 Education takes place in society.
 Education is essentially social process.
 Social environment educates the child education has a social role to play.
 Education is life long process.
 Education is formal, non-formal and in-formal
 Education must be social in nature and develop democratic skills and moral values
in students.

15. Role Of Teacher
 Destiny of the nature is shaped in the classroom by the
teacher.
 Be exposed to the concept of freedom, dignity of the
individual rights and duties so as to transmit it to the
next or younger generation.
 Expected to possess right attitude of the behavior.
 Remain above casteism and regionalism.

16. Role of the School
 Reflect and epitomize the larger society outside the wall
 Balance ,purify and simplify the activities of the society in its environment
Discipline
 should comes through the participation in group activities and social services
activities

17. The End