Manifest functions of education
consist of the basic and obvious functions of education.
According to Swift (1969) there
are at least four manifest functions of education in society.
(i) Inculcation of
values and standards of the society.
(ii) Maintenance of
social solidarity by developing in children a sense of belonging to the society
together with a commitment to its way of life, as they understand it.
(iii) Transmition of
knowledge, which comprises the social heritage.
(iv) Development new
knowledge.
Other manifest functions of
education are as follows:
► The provision of
literacy and numeracy and specialized training for occupational competence
leading to personal fulfilment and social contribution.
► The presentation
and transmission of culture from one generation to another.
► Encouraging
democratic participation through the teaching of verbal skills and the development
of individual’s ability for rational thinking.
► Expansion of
student’s intellectual horizons.
► The production
of patriotic citizens through lessons by illustrating and demonstrating the nation’s greatness and glory. For
example, teaching of Social Studies, History and Geography etc.
► Education is an
agent of upward social mobility in society.
► Education is
also an agent of socio-cultural change and reform.
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