Education Policy and Sociology

Conversion of an object into a product so that it can be traded in the market is called commercialization. It is the process of introducing a new product or production method into commerce. In previous days education was shared among people for free of cost, but these days it’s being sold. This is an example of commercialization.

School is a social institution of education. It plays a pivotal role in human development. Social development is one of the important dimensions. Schooling provides a person the logical thinking. It helps the student to emerge into a responsible being and help to develop its social sphere i.e., the community. It is through education that provides a human being the elements of human relation, economic efficiency, and civic knowledge. Furthermore, the technique of problem-solving helps the students to find a solution to a problem and make strategies. Thus, a school can help in community development or to solve a problem.

A school is given assistance in the construction of classrooms, libraries, laboratories,and procurement of sports equipment by various sections of society. The community has a role in the development of a school.

Following are the persons who help in getting school developed.

The community is a social group of human beings. A community gives prime importance towards educating its members and this can be done by establishing schools in the community. Education of the children is a social priority and this is not possible outside the community. Schooling helps a person to not only learn facts but also help him to develop the proper knowledge and skills. The importance of education can't be denied. Proper schooling helps in building a better community as a whole.

Society plays a very important role in the development of the school. It plays a very vital role in removing mistrust and distance between people and school. It nurtures transparency of information and a culture of mutual respect. Society is therefore called the first beneficiary of the school service.

Society plays a very important role in the development of schools. Society provides the necessary infrastructure for the smooth functioning of the school. It provides the necessary donations from Industrialists, businessmen. actors to establish schools and for its redevelopment.

An information society is one where the creation, distribution, and manipulation of information is a significant economic and cultural activity, facilitating education, commerce, and business.

Education has a major role in moulding the skill of the people. It not only improves the skills of individuals but also betters the technological know how, helps to secure better job and income and improves the standard of living.

Pure public goods are available free to all which is not case with the internet. One country, Finland, has defined access to the internet (at broadband speeds) as a legal right and pursues a universal access policy.

• Margaret Thatcher entered politics in 1959. in 1970, she was appointed secretary of state for education in Edward Heath's government, she gained renowned as 'Margaret Thatcher, milk snatcher' for ending the provision of free school milk.

Adult education is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self–educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Purposes of adult education may vary, the general purposes of which are summarized as: 

1. Vocational
2. Remove illiteracy
3. Social
4. Recreational
5. Self-development

Investment in human capital involves expenditures on education, health, and skill training, as these improve the productivity and quality of the workforce.

Operation Blackboard is a centrally sponsored programme which was started in $1987$ immediately after the Rajiv Gandhi NPE (National Policy Education) of $1986$.