1. According to the object of educational function.
Individual development function and social development function The individual development function of education (micro-function of education) refers to the influence and function of education on individual development. It is determined by the internal structural characteristics of educational activities, which occurs inside educational activities, and is also called the ontological function of education.
The social development function of education refers to the influence and function of education on social development. As a subsystem of social structure, education affects the survival and development of society by cultivating people.
The social functions of education mainly include population function, economic function, political function, cultural function and scientific and technological function. The social development function of education is the derivative of the ontological function of education in the social structure.
The social function of education is mainly to promote social change and social mobility. The social transformation function of education not only makes people adapt to social development, but also promotes social development by developing people's potential, improving people's quality, promoting people's socialization and guiding people's social practice.
The social transformation function of education is manifested in all fields of social life. The social transformation function of education includes economic function, political function, ecological function and cultural function.
The social mobility function of education refers to the transformation, adjustment and change of social members in different social fields, social levels, professional posts and bureaucratic organizations through the cultivation, screening and improvement of education, so as to give full play to their personalities and talents and realize their life ambitions.
The social mobility function of education can be divided into horizontal mobility function and vertical mobility function according to its flow direction. The function of lateral mobility refers to that members of society have improved their abilities through education and training, and they can change their work places and units according to social needs and personal wishes and possibilities, so as to conduct lateral mobility.
The vertical mobility function of education refers to the fact that members of society can be promoted vertically in the social stratum and bureaucratic structure due to the cultivation and screening of education, including the promotion of professional titles, job promotion, salary level, etc., thus improving their social status and role, which is also called vertical mobility.
2. According to the nature of educational function-positive function and negative function.
The positive function of education refers to the positive influence and function that education contributes to social progress and individual development. The educational function, economic function, political function and cultural function of education often refer to the positive function of education. In the process of implementing education, to promote the realization of the positive function of education, we must fully follow the objective laws of social development and human development.
The negative effect of education refers to the negative influence and function that hinders social progress and individual development. The negative function of education is due to the incompatibility between education and political and economic development, the incorrect values and thinking mode of educators, the unreasonable internal structure of education and other factors, which hinder the development of society and people to varying degrees.
3. According to the manifestation of educational function & explicit function and implicit function.
The leading function of education refers to the consistent result of educational activities in actual operation according to educational purposes. For example, promoting people's all-round and harmonious development and social progress are all manifestations of explicit educational functions. The main symbol of the leading function is planning.
The recessive function of education refers to the unexpected function that comes with the dominant educational function. The difference between explicit function and implicit function is relative. Once the hidden potential function is consciously developed and utilized, it can be transformed into an explicit educational function.