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.
Cultural relativism
a perspective whose advocates see all cultures as equally valuable and reject any ranking of cultures and their products in terms of quality, in contrast to ethnocentrism.
Magnet schools
schools whose aim is to distribute students and desegregate schools on the basis of special interests or talents, such as science, mathematics, art and music, and vocational education.
Charter schools
schools that focus on a particular method, theme, or curriculum; they are publicly funded but give parents and students a degree of autonomy in school government.
Voucher system
a market-oriented approach to education in which families with school-aged children are given money vouchers that are valid for a year of education at the school of their choice.
What is
a goal of education that refers to the function of education to prepare good citizens.
democratic equality
What is
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.
Value climate
What is
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.
Education
What is
time spent in formal educational institutions, such as elementary and high schools, as well as in colleges and universities.
Schooling
What is
A goal of education suggesting that the purpose of education is to train workers.
Social efficiency
What is
The shift in educational curriculum away from academic learning toward providing training fro skills necessary to carry out job roles.
Vocationalism
What is
The inability to read or write at a level sufficient for everyday living.
Functional illiteracy
What is
a goal of education pertaining to the ability of individuals or groups to change their social position or status within a social hierarchy.
Social mobility
What is
The overproduction of academic qualifications relative to the occupational need for advanced skills.
Overcredentialing
What is
The rising level of educational attainment required for jobs whose skill requirements remain largely unchanged.
Credential inflation
What is
the functionalist, or structural-functionalist, perspective focused on the contribution of the parts of a structure to the maintenance of the whole.
Functionalism
What is
the view that education contributes to maintaining the status quo by revealing how education molds individuals to fill the needs of an unequal society.
Conflict perspective
What is
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.
Macrosocial
What is
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.
Microsocial
What is
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.
Labeling theory
What is
a perspective whose advocates see all cultures as equally valuable and reject any ranking of cultures and their products in terms of quality, in contrast to ethnocentrism.
Cultural relativism
What is
schools whose aim is to distribute students and desegregate schools on the basis of special interests or talents, such as science, mathematics, art and music, and vocational education.
Magnet schools
What is
schools that focus on a particular method, theme, or curriculum; they are publicly funded but give parents and students a degree of autonomy in school government.
Charter schools
What is
a market-oriented approach to education in which families with school-aged children are given money vouchers that are valid for a year of education at the school of their choice.
Voucher system
