Education - Key Words Flashcards
Informal education
A lifelong learning process ion which people learn attitudes, values, skills and knowledge from their environment
Formal education
Teaching that happens n schools, often following a curriculum
Meritocracy
A system where jobs and pay are allocated based on individuals talent and achievement rather than social status
Functionalists Davi’s and Moore argued that society was meritocratic
Deterministic
The theory that social interactions alone determine individuals behaviour
Social cohesion
Connectedness and solidarity amount groups of people in society
Vocationalism
Focuses on practical skills and training for specific occupations
Public school
Government funded
Devolution
When decision making moves closer to the citizen and is more democratic
Tripartite
Grammar schools
Secondary modern schools
Technical schools
Cultural capital
The social assets of a person that can be used to increase their success in life
Parentocracy
When parents have increased choice and say in their child’s education
Universalistic values
Rules and values that apply equally to all members of society
Role allocation
Assigning individuals to specific roles/ positions based on qualifications and abilities
Correspondence theory
Bowles and Gintis
The suggestion that education mirrors the work platoon in its organisation, rewards system and other factors
Counter school culture
Students who don’t agree with the values, norms and rules of the school
Ideological state apparatus
Institutions that work to shape and maintain the way people think (so there is a reduced need for physical means of oppression)
E.g the media, education system and religion
Hidden curriculum
Informal teaching done in schools that socialises children into societal norms
Malestream
A main focus on studying boys
Gender discrimination
When someone is treated unequally based on their gender
