SOCIOL 2R03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Academic Freedom, Social Inequality, Multicultural Education
7 Sep 2013
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Three major funtions of schooling and education feed into this line of thought, including: to impart knowledge and skills, to prepare individuals for citizenship and the workworld, and to foster individual development through intellectual cultivation. Schools also prepare people for adult work by socializing workers to function compliantly in mainstream society (assimilationist and controlling) 2. 6$ of gdp is spent on colleges and universities. 13% have no high school education, 92% have finished high school, 25% of. Women have better academic achievements then men at all levels, female graduation is 8% higher (highschool), 11% higher (college), and 18% higher (university) Less than half of aboriginals graduate high school. The learning styles of todays wired students are immersed through interaction with digital tools, collaboration outside the classroom, and online experiences. Schools are safe havens that nurture and protect yet hell holes where student must perform and conform. Inclusivizing schooling: multicultural education and anti racist schooling.
