Education Flashcards
what is education?
Education is a collective term that refers to social institutions where children of all ages learn academic and practical skills and the social and cultural values and norms of their wider society.
what are the types of education
Formal Education
Informal Education
Formal Education
takes place in classrooms , where there is a syllabus and set content to be taught and learnt.
Informal Education
takes place outside classrooms at home or work or through daily interactions
what is primary socialisation
this is the process where children are taught the social norms, values and beliefs by their family.
what is socialisation
the process of learning culture
what is social control
this is anyway in which people are persuaded or forced to behave in particular ways.
what is secondary socialisation
this basically the period after primary socialisation.
what are social expectations
the ways in which people are expected to behave in a particular social situation
what is social mobility?
the movement of individuals or groups up or down the social hierarchy.
Post-compulsory education
Education after the school -leaving age, where individuals choose to stay in education when they could have left
State Schools
schools that are run, directly or indirectly, by the government.
Private schools
a school that is not run or controlled by the government.
Faith schools
schools controlled by a religious organisations
Selective education
pupils are selected (and others excluded), usually on the basis of their academic ability)
