PSY 3105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Achievement Orientation, Progressive Education, Peer Group
22 Oct 2016
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A d o l e s c e n c e : c h a p t e r 6. S c h o o l & w o r k. W e d n e s d a y , o c t o b e r 1 2 , 2 0 1 6. Compulsory education for adolescents is a recent advent in western culture. 19th century: no economic purpose for the wealthy, especially males broad liberal arts. 1920: comprehensive high school system (separated university and college tracks for students depending on family"s ses) Framework for american high school as we know it today was established. 1960s-70s: notion of relevance (people complained about whether curriculum was relevant) expanding school population curriculum expands to include family life, arts. 1980s: back to basics movement (e. g. exit exams: achievement scores started going down, reversal of the relevance movement .
