Outlooks on Education Flashcards
comprehensive schooling
a school in the UK for children above the age of eleven of all abilities
perpetuate
to cause something to continue
two-tier system
involving or comprising two levels of structure, policy, etc
elitism
organized for the good of a few people who have special interests or abilities
perceives
to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
well-endowed
having a lot of something, especially money or possessions
bursaries
an amount of money given to a person by an organization, such as a university, to pay for them to study
scholarships
an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money
tertiary
relating to a third level or stage
undergraduates
a student who is studying for their first degree at a college or university
tuition fees
money that a student pays to a university for their teaching
3 r’s
basic skills taught in school; reading, writing and arithmetic
literacy
the ability to read and write
numeracy
ability to do basic mathematics
special needs education
education for children with physical or mental problems who need to be taught in a different way from other children
