Education Flashcards
The social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge: basic facts, job skills, cultural norms/values
Education
Formal instructions under the direction of specially trained teachers
Schooling
What is extent of schooling affected by within a society
economic development
Who teaches young people in low-middle income countries
families/communities
How often do some Indian children work per week
60 hours
Where do some of the world’s highest achievers come from?
Japan
When do Japanese students take a series of rigorous exams to decide their futures
early teens
What % of adults 25 years or older have completed highschool in the US
89.1%
What % of adults in the US earned a 4 year college degree
33.4%
Schooling in Japan puts focus on what
cultural traditions
Schooling in the US puts focus on what
job preparedness
what % of 19 year olds in Canada attended high school
97%
What % of 19 year olds in Canada were enrolled in college
24%
What % of 21 year olds attended university in Canada
36%
How does education socialize you (3)
gives you basic skills, values and norms.
What are the 5 theories behind education:
- Socialization
- Cultural innovation
- Social integration
- Social placement
- Latent functions (child care, reduces job competition).
People create the reality they experience in their day to day interactions
symbolic interaction theory
student’s behaviour and achievement is impacted by their teacher’s expectations of them
Self-fulfilling phrophecy
What 3 factors perpetuate social inequality in schools
- Social control
- Testing
- Tracking (streaming)
What % of Canadian students delay their post-secondary students for at least four months after graduating
29.4%
Why do people delay post-secondary studies (3)
- Break from school
- Travel
- Save money for school
What is the gap-year affect on incomes
Have higher initial income, end up having lower income
How much did the average canadian student pay in tuition fees for university in 2017-2018
$6, 571
Society that evaluates people on the basis of schooling
Credential society
Schooling’s affect on merit
schooling transforms social privilege into personal merit
What are the problems found in schools (8)
- Drug/alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, violence
- Bureaucracy
- Dropping out (boys > girls)
- Academic standards are super high
- Lack of competition causing poor remote schools
- Mainstreaming those with disabilities
- adult education is broad
