2 main approaches to role and function of education in society Flashcards
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Structuralist approach (broad)
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Focus in education as a wider structure
We are the product of wider structures
Formal schooling-agent if social control
Some theories see this as positive, others negative
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Interactionist (broad)
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Focus on individuals rather than wider structures
Relationship between people (teachers and students)