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Sociological Perspective of the Role of the Teacher in the 21st Century

2016; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.20431/2349-0381.0301021

2349-0373

Martin Banda, Paul Mutambo,

Educational Practices and Challenges

This article examines and explores the role of a teacher from sociological perspective in the 21 stCentury.The world is changing very fast and this is affecting the education system which trickles down to the role of the teacher.A comparison is made between personal and public roles and how these roles affect the teacher's life at home and at work.The conflicts that arise from the clash between the two roles are also discussed.This has been done in order to show changes that have taken place from the pre-industrial era to the present day and focus for the future.A teacher in traditional society was mainly concerned with bringing up a child in a morally good society and prepared him or her for life-long activities.That of the intermediate societieswas mainly concerned with transmitting knowledge and culture to children of the elite groups while teachers in industrial society were concerned with the development of industrial society were concerned with preparing pupils for a wider range of skills in conformity with the development of industries.The teacher of today and tomorrow takes the role of facilitator of knowledge.