... it is the study of origin, development, organisation and function of human society, additionally it is the science of fundamental laws of relations, behaviour and institutions. The word Education comes from Latin 'educare' meaning 'to lead out'. Webster defines education as the process of teaching or educating. Furthermore 'educate' is defined as 'to develop the knowledge, skills or character of' Taking into account the ... above it can se assumed that the purpose of education is to develop skills, character, knowledge of students ... ...

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... for example, most people do cooperate within their environment and their natural resources, and there is a degree of combination with their cultural backgrounds. This comes from the ethics of society and of social performance. Parson (1951, p.35), have pointed that "people act on the basis of their values, their actions are constrained by the values and norms around them, and these norms and ... values are the basis of social order." Thus, Parsonian theory is possibly best understood as an infinite ... recognizes rules and which rules apply in what situation? Such empirical questions w...

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