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Outline various ways in which sociology of education would be useful to a teacher.

Outline various ways in which sociology of education would be useful to a teacher.

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• Introduces the school teacher to a new view, the sociological perspective, of understanding the total realm of education.
• Acquaints teachers with the nature of existing and emerging social problems that they may encounter in the school and the classroom
• Challenges the teacher to see the importance of a classroom as a socializing agent not just for academic purposes for the molding of the entire person
• Enables the teacher to view the school as a miniature society and hence be prepared to deal with issues that are common to both the school and the society
• Helps the teacher to see as a service for the common good and not to serve self interests.
• Helps a teacher to view himself/herself as a change agent
• As a future teacher and or administrator, you need to understand and obtain a deeper knowledge of the functioning of a school as a social institution.
johnson mwenjera answered the question on November 30, 2017 at 10:56

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