SOC103H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Old Age, Numeracy, Grade Inflation
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Education is a process designed to develop capacities for critical thinking, self-understanding, and self-reliance. In the past, a high school diploma was enough qualification to get a job. The minimum entry-level requirement is a b. a. or college diploma. Increases people"s ability to understand current events and public debates. Enable people to form sound opinions and react accordingly. Formal education is education received in accredited schools during formal teaching sessions (schools, colleges, universities) Informal education is the variety of ways we undertake to gain knowledge for ourselves outside of formal education. Focus on the manifest functions and latent functions of education. Focus on improving the abilities of workers to bring significant value to workplaces through knowledge and skills: manifest functions. At the secondary level, to give all students literacy and numeracy skills and some students specific job skills. At the post-secondary level, to give some students liberal arts training (prepares people to be informed.
