Impact on Society

Without education we cannot think of social change and education is not possible without society. So, education is closely related to social change. Education and social change are two sides of the same coin that we cannot separate. Education is the most important tool of social change in modern times. Education changes people's attitudes, mentality and philosophy of life and through that social change is achieved. Today, education imparts knowledge about science and technology and informs the latest research findings resulting in social change. Education has influenced changes in every aspect of society. According to Francis J. Brown, … education is a process which brings about change in the behaviour of society.'' Through the process of education every citizen is able to play his own effective role towards the society and helps to contribute to the development of the society. With the help of education, women's standards have been improved. In particular, public education has led to equal rights for women, which is a significant aspect of social change. Social excellence and integration is achieved through education which results in economic and social transformation of the society. Every student learns to be aware of their own rights and duties through education in a democratic state system. Through this, social and political awareness increases, resulting in social change. So, it can be said that social change is closely related with education. Thus, education helps bring about social change.