Objectives of Educational Sociology

Prof. Harington has suggested a few objectives of educational sociology. They are:

(1) To acquire knowledge about the school work in relation to society and social progress.

(2) To gain knowledge about the role of the teacher in relation to the society and social progress.

(3) To acquire knowledge about the effects of social elements on the individual.

(4) To construct a curriculum fully understanding the economic and cultural tendencies of the society.

(5) To gain knowledge about the democratic values or ideologies.

(6) To study the effects of the individual on social elements.

(7) To employ research techniques for achieving the aims of educational sociology.