Skills Provision - Functionalism Flashcards
1
Q
Skills provision
A
Education teaches skills required by a modern industrial society
2
Q
General skills:
A
Literacy, numeracy
3
Q
What does the division of labour increase in?
A
Complexity
4
Q
What needs to happen due to the increased complexity of division of labour?
A
Roles become more specialised, need increasingly longer periods in education
5
Q
Human capital theory
A
Investment in humans through education and training acts like investment in new machinery
- produce high quality products ( people)
