Ch. 13- Education Flashcards
democratic equality
a goal of education that refers to the function of education to prepare good citizens.
Value climate
The atmosphere in a school; it is influenced not only by the individuals in the student body but also by factors such as principal leadership, student behavior, and teacher morale.
Education
a term that refers broadly to the process by which individuals develop their capacities by acquiring knowledge and receiving training in life skills, varying from how to behave towards others to how to use particular technologies.
Schooling
time spent in formal educational institutions, such as elementary and high schools, as well as in colleges and universities.
Social efficiency
A goal of education suggesting that the purpose of education is to train workers.
Vocationalism
The shift in educational curriculum away from academic learning toward providing training fro skills necessary to carry out job roles.
Functional illiteracy
The inability to read or write at a level sufficient for everyday living.
Social mobility
a goal of education pertaining to the ability of individuals or groups to change their social position or status within a social hierarchy.
Overcredentialing
The overproduction of academic qualifications relative to the occupational need for advanced skills.
Credential inflation
The rising level of educational attainment required for jobs whose skill requirements remain largely unchanged.
Functionalism
the functionalist, or structural-functionalist, perspective focused on the contribution of the parts of a structure to the maintenance of the whole.
Conflict perspective
the view that education contributes to maintaining the status quo by revealing how education molds individuals to fill the needs of an unequal society.
Macrosocial
A term describing an approach that looks at the “big picture”- that is, at social structures and their role in the maintenance of a whole system.
Microsocial
A term describing an approach that focuses on individuals, such as students and teachers in the classroom; perspectives tend to be interactionist, as they address social relationships and everyday interactions.
Labeling theory
a microsocial attempt to explain differences in educational attainment; students who are given the impression that they are dumb and not expected to succeed may incorporate this label as part of their identity and behave accordingly.
