SOCI 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Informal Learning, Cultural Capital, Pierre Bourdieu
18 Jan 2017
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Education: a social institution through which a society"s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills & cultural norms. Major factors affecting education system = the resources & money that are utilized to support those systems in different nations. A country"s wealth has much to do with the amount of money spent on education. International differences in education systems solely a financial issue: value placed on education, amount of time devoted to it & distribution of education within a country also play a role in those differences. Ex. students in south korea spend 220 days/year in school, compared to the 190 days/year of their canadian counterparts. Issue of educational distribution within a nation: students in different countries perform differently in different skills. Issue of social factors: differences in educational expenditure between jurisdictions & in the socioeconomic background of students so great as to create large gaps in performance.
