IMPACT OF SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL, POLITICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES

ON PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

Mrs. AMRITA ROYM.SC PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

NIMHANS,BANGALORE

IMPACT OF SOCIAL CHANGE ON EDUCATION

SOCIAL CHANGE

• Social change is the change in society and society is a web of social relationships.

• Social relationships are social processes, social patterns and social interactions.

SOCIAL CHANGE

• These include the mutual activities and relations of the various parts of the society.

• Thus, the term ‘social change’ is used to describe variations of any aspect of social processes, social patterns, social interaction or social organization.

DEFINITION

P. Fairchild defines social change as “variations or modifications in any aspects of social process, pattern or form.

B. Kuppuswamy says, “Social change may be defined as the process in which is discernible significant alternation in the structure and functioning of a particular social system”.

CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE

Social Change is Universal

 Social Change occurs as an Essential law

 Social Change is Continuous

Social Change is not Bound by Time Factors

CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIAL CHANGE

Rate and Tempo of Social Change is Uneven

Definite Prediction of Social Change is Impossible

Social Change Shows Chain-Reaction Sequences

Social Change takes place due to multiple number of Factors

NATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE

1.Social Change may be Small-scale or Large-scale

2. Short-term and Long-term Change

3. Social Change may be Peaceful or Violent

4. Social Change may be Planned or Unplanned

5. Social Change may be Endogenous or Exogenous

TYPES OF SOCIAL CHANGE

A] Civilization change - It refers to the dress, food habits, production technologies, communication system, etc.

B] Cultural change - It is associated with new knowledge. Religion, rituals, arts, literature etc.

C] Change in social relationship - It is the relationship between the father and son, teacher and student, husband and wife, etc

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

• Geographical factors• Psychological factors• Sociological factors• environmental factors• scientific and technological

factors • ideological factors• legislative factors

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

• cultural factors• Modernization • globalization

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL

CHANGE

1.EDUCATION AS A CONDITON OF SOCIAL CHANGE

2.EDUCATION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE

3.EDUCATION AS AN EFFECT OF SOCIAL CHANGE

IMPACT OF ECONOMICAL CHANGES

ECONOMIC FACTORS

• According to JISC info Net (JISC info Net 2009), “Economic factors are likely to include: funding mechanisms and streams; business and enterprise directives; internal funding models; budgetary restrictions; and income generation targets”.

ECONOMIC FACTORS

• The PESTLE( P for Political, E for Economic, S for Social, T for Technological, L for Legal and E for Environmental) investigation revealed that the current economic recession, together with increasing consumerism and international markets were the principal economic factors affecting the educational sector. 

IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CHANGES ARE BASED UPON

Levels of educationCurrent and projected economic

growthInflation and interest ratesLabor supply and unemploymentImpact of globalization Population growth rate and age

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ECONOMICAL CHANGES INFLUENCING EDUCATION

I] ResourcesII] InfrastructureIII] Capital

IMPACT OF POLITICAL CHANGES

POLITICAL IMPACTS ARE BASED ON

• Government - its stability and participation

• Legislation and regulations• Freedom of press• Levels of bureaucracy and corruption• Social and employment legislation• Tax policies, trade and tariff control• Environment and consumer protection

legislation

POLITICAL CHANGES INFLUENCING EDUCATION

I) Public Policy

II) Public Funding

III) Local Politics

IV) Globalization

IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES INFLUENCING EDUCATION

I] Knowledge sharing II] Technology as a teaching aidIII] Technology has made student life

easyIV] Information storage

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES INFLUENCING EDUCATION

V] Information accessibilityVI] Technology has eliminated

space and time constraintsVII] Mutual impact

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