Chapter 8: Education Flashcards
a social institution where society passes on cultural values, norms, and skills related to social interaction and productivity
education
in wealthy countries, education is based on ________ or _________ by trained educators
schooling
standardized instruction
the Toronto District Board classifies student’s early development into 5 domains:
- physical health and well-being
- social competence
- emotional maturity
- language and cognitive development
- communication skills and general knowledge
children with earlier birthdays (jan-mar) are
earlier developed
most common reason more students are earning degrees is bcuz
the economy has changed
reasons more students are earning degrees:
- the Canadian labour market has shift towards a ______
- fewer _____ pay livable wages
- most jobs expect some sort of ________
- curriculums and programs now cater to a more ________
- knowledge-based economy
- service jobs
- post-secondary education
- diverse range of learners
in the 1950’s, finishing high school was not a _____. But now ___% of Canadians finish grade 9
norm
95%
developed alongside changing economic conditions
mass education systems
emphasizes what schooling achieves for social stability, order and cohesion
functionalist approach to edcuation
changing perceptions of childhood and the use of education to shape the development of the next generation
functionalist approach to education
childhood was seen as a unique part of the lifecycle in preparation for adulthood
functionalist approach to education
education arose alongside colonial anxieties about children’s defenselessness against harmful influences
functionalist perspective
was one way to ensure young ppl developed a value system that would support their integration into a perceived broader community
schooling (functionalist)
schooling rooted in racialized, classed, gendered, and sexualized anxieties about children’s development
schooling as a “civilizing project”
the process of “ensuring children adopted a common value system” is not
neutral
transition to ______ allowed colonial gov to exert more control over the education system
textually mediated education
expansion of gov control in a new and growing nation (schooling was part of a larger process of building an independent country)
textually mediated education
before the Quiet Revolution (1961), the English school system was more oriented to
university admissions
the way the education systems in Quebec was organized led to ______ between french and english speaking pop in terms of _____, _____, and _______
- inequalities
- employment
- income
- academic outcomes
after the Quiet revolution, the education system was
standardized
after the Quiet revolution, the influence of the _____ greatly reduced in both English and French schools
church
is the only province to reject both federal policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism
Quebec
one of the main ways that societies shape future generations and shape cultures
compulsory education
gives all kids access to literacy and numerical skills
compulsory edcuation
an assimilation tool to fundamentally destroy Indigenous ppls culture, family culture, while indoctrinating children into Eurocentric values, norms, beliefs
residential schools
as a result of residential schools, _______ is prevalent among survivors and subsequent generations
intergenerational trauma
trauma related to stress passed down by survivors to children and subsequent generations
intergenerational trauma
to address trauma caused by residential schools, First nations and Canadian gov facilitated the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
provided residential school survivors to share their experiences in schools, and it recognizes the cultural genocide perpetuated by Canadian
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
is one of the primary institutions of socialization in our society
school
intended lessons transmitted thru formal education
manifest education
include formal curricula and plans and gives us skills in life to complete some basic tasks
manifest education
unintended lessons transmitted thru formal education
latent education
according to this perspective, school curricula are created thru a public consensus of what should and shouldn’t be taught in schools
functionalist perspective
anyone can voice their concerns about what should be taught in school
functionalist perspective