Education Key Terms Flashcards
1
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Formal education
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- structured education
- provided by trained teachers
- environment created for the purpose of education
2
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Informal education
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- unstructured
- usually happens in everyday interactions with other people
- extra curricular programmes
3
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Autodidacticism
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- self directed learning
- Individual teach themselves (usually a subject they are interested in)
4
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Values
A
agreed upon beliefs in society
5
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Norms
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Accepted ways of behaving
6
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Social solidarity
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Individual members must feel themselves to be part of a single ‘body’ or community
7
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Meritocracy
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Social system in which success and status depend on just your individual talents, abilities and effort.
- people advance on the basis of their merits
8
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Secondary socialisation
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After 5 (range of agencies)
9
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Role allocation
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Allocates people to the most appropriate jobs for their talents using examination and qualifications
