Inequalities in Education part 1. Flashcards
What is Education
Social instituion where children learn academic knwoledge, skills, and cultural norms. important for socializng us to our society
Is education formal or informal system
It can be both
Formal education occurs within school and has curriculum
inromal occurs outside school through peers, family, friends.
What are the two main socializing tasks of schools
Homogenization
Social Sorting
What is formal education
Learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum that is highly structured.
Is education considered a right and responsibilty in Canada
Yes
What is a meritocracy
Social System in which advancement in society is based on an individuals capabilties and merit rather than based on family, wealth or social economic status
Are meritocracies fair?
Although their based on fairness, they are not equal
What does it mean to say School is a social construct, but learning is inherent
It means that we are born with the ability to learn, but what we learn or what is considered is important to know is socially constructed
Is quality of education and obtainment of education equal?
No, it is not the same for everyone
education process begins before a child is even born
social class affects educational ambitions and pursuits
even if you access formal school, quality of it is dependent on parents SES
Why is education being dependent on SES Problematic?
Because education is they key to social mobility, moving up in social economic status
Why is there an unequal system in the US when it comes to the application process for universities
Because universities are ranked, prestigious schools have the lowest acceptance rates and require more from students.
limited spots
bribery, money laundering, documentation fabriaction to get affluent students addmitted into elite colleges.
What is the Streaming system in canada?
Where students are grouped together based on perceived intellectual ability, applied vs academic, college vs university.
What are the issues with Streaming?
Place low income and minority students in lower streams
notion that kids would mix match between academic and applied based off their interests did not happen
students in applied system have less options and thus more likley to drop out
different curriculum, poorer quality of education for lower tracks
those in applied streams unlikely to enter post secondary even if they want to.
Why are we destreaming schools, and what province was the last to do so?
Ontario was the last to do so
why?- creates a self fulfilling prophecy
streaming creates class differences
no streaming systems have more posisitive outcomes for students.
What are ascribed statuses?
Social status assigned to people or groups at birth and are beyond a persons control and cannot be easily changed or changed at all.
