The social function of education is the derivative of the ontological function of education in the social structure, which is mainly reflected in two aspects: education can promote social development and change and promote social mobility. The function of education is the various influences and functions of educational activities and systems on individual development and social development. The classification of educational function includes individual function and social function, positive function and negative function, explicit function and implicit function.

Individual development

The individual function of education is also called the ontological function of education, which refers to the influence and function of education on individual development. The individual function of education is that education promotes individual socialization and education promotes individual individualization.

positive impact

The positive role of education refers to the positive influence and function of education on social progress and individual development. The educational function, economic function and cultural function of education often refer to the positive function of education.

negative impact

The negative effect of education refers to the negative influence and function of education that hinders social progress and individual development. Education is incompatible with political and economic development, and educators' values and ways of thinking are incorrect, which will hinder the development of society and individuals in different ways.