Skills Provision - Functionalism Flashcards

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Skills provision

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Education teaches skills required by a modern industrial society

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General skills:

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Literacy, numeracy

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What does the division of labour increase in?

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Complexity

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What needs to happen due to the increased complexity of division of labour?

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Roles become more specialised, need increasingly longer periods in education

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Human capital theory

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Investment in humans through education and training acts like investment in new machinery
- produce high quality products ( people)

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