Economic Function Flashcards
1
Q
who proposed this role?
A
Emile Durkheim
2
Q
what did durkheim believe?
A
the education system teaches pupils the specialist skills and knowledge that people need to play their part in the economy.
3
Q
What did these specialised skills get called as and by who?
A
schutz desrcribed these skills as human capital
4
Q
why do people need specialist skills?
A
modern socities have a complex division of labour
5
Q
why are the new right critical of economic function?
A
they claim the modern eduaction system is inadiqute for teaching the skills needed to compete in the global economy.
