1. The individual function of education refers to the influence and function of education on individual development. Also known as the noumenon of education.
Sexual function, primary function. The individual function of education is mainly manifested in two aspects. Promoting individual personality: it means that through education, everyone can get their best development and develop their own personality. Promoting individual socialization: it means that every individual education will promote the socialization of individual behavior and endow the essence of individual socialization.
2. The social function of education refers to the influence of education on the whole society. Also called the derivative function and tool function of education. The social functions of education include: population function, economic function, political function, cultural function, scientific and technological function and so on. Among them, the cultural function of education is always consistent with education.
Secondly, according to the nature of educational function, educational function can be divided into positive function and negative function. The so-called positive function refers to the positive promotion of education to society and individuals, such as improving the national quality of the whole country through education. The so-called negative function refers to the negative obstacle of education to society and individuals.
Finally, according to the form of educational function, it is divided into explicit function and implicit function of education.
1. Leading role refers to the results and functions that are consistent with it in actual educational activities. For example, education has promoted the development of society and individuals and improved the quality of the people. Among them, the main symbol of the leading function is planning. That is, the function embodied in the education plan.
2. Invisible function refers to the unexpected function that appears with the dominant function of education. If the school plays a role in caring for children to some extent, it belongs to the unexpected function of education, that is, the invisible function. In addition, it should be noted that the distinction between explicit function and implicit function is relative, the most obvious sign is planning, and once the implicit function is consciously developed and utilized, it can be transformed into the explicit function of education.