SOC100H1 Chapter 11: SOC100H1 Chapter : SOC 100 Families and Schools
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Education: a process designed to develop one"s capacity for critical thinking, self-understanding, and self-reliance. Formal education: education received in accredited schools during formal teaching sessions. Meritocracy (meritocratic ethic): any system of rule or advancement where the rewards are strictly proportioned to accomplishment, and all people have the same opportunity to win these rewards. Human capital theory: the theory that, other things being equal, economic productivity and prosperity grow with the amount of investment in human capital; education and training undertaken by workers. Training: a process designed to identify and practice specific routines that achieve desired results. Credentialism: belief in or reliance on academic or other formal qualifications as the best measure of a person"s intelligence or ability to do a particular job. Corporatization: the often gradual transformation of publicly funded but independent organizations into economically dependent organizations that use corporate management techniques of administration and seek to demonstrate their profitability.
