SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Hidden Curriculum, James Samuel Coleman, Social Promotion
1 Sep 2016
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All nations have an education system, wealth based on it. Education: social institution through which a society"s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms. Finland: emphasis on allocation resources for those who need them most, education not based on rigid rules and long hours of class/homework focus on big picture, equality. Formal education: learning of academic facts and concepts through a formal curriculum. Informal education: learning about cultural values/norms/expected behaviors by participating in a society occurs through both formal education and at home. Cultural transmission: way ppl come to learn the value/beliefs/social norms of their culture. Universal access: people"s ability to participate in an education system. Inclusion: method involving complete immersion in standard classroom, mainstream: balances time in special-needs classroom with standard classroom participation. Functionalism: education equips people to perform different functional roles in society. On word level, access more difficult for certain groups based on class & gender.
