THE SCHOOL AS AGENT OF

CHANGE IN SOCIALIZING
LEARNERS FOR SOCIAL
PARTICIPATION IN ADULT
SOCIETY AND IN GLOBAL
SOCIETY

Agents of Socialization
Agents of socialization are the
persons, groups, or institutions that
teach us what we need to know in
order to participate in society.
These are the most pervasive
agents of socialization in childhood

chools as Agents of Socialization

Schools
have
played
an
increasingly important role in the
socialization
process
as
the
amount of specialized technical
and scientific knowledge has
expanded rapidly.
Schools teach specific knowledge
and skills and they also have a
profound effect on a childs selfimage, beliefs and values.

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fo r :

Transmission
of culture

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teaching
students to
be productive
members of
society

The selecti
o n,
training, an
d
placement
of
individuals
on
different
rungs
in society