SOCI 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Herbert Gintis, Compulsory Education, Hidden Curriculum
2 Mar 2016
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Formal (institutional setting) + informal (outside activity) 19th religious missionaries set 1st formal education in canada. Aboriginal people organic education : natural setting, tailored for individuals, learned key skills and traditions, no formal teachers. 19th century residential school system (goverment enforced program) Assimilated aboriginal children into european culture to be more civilized : they were not allowed tons peak their own language, separated from families, harsh punishments. Ontario 1st province to offer free compulsory education. Boys and girls went to school: by age 10 boys directed into vocational/higher education, while girls into domestic labour. Massification the mass increased in postsecondary enrolment, in contrast to the smaller numbers that once constituted the elite. Women enrolment in postsecondary education is the same as man. In canada 62% of the population have more than a high school diploma. Talcott parson"s the school class as a social system . It reflects and serves the values of a given society.
