SYG 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Protestant Work Ethic, Knowledge Economy, Civil Religion
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Education: any experience that trains, disciplines, and shapes the mental and physical potentials of the maturing person. Schooling: a deliberate, planned effort that takes place in a brick-and-mortar or virtual classroom to impart specific skills or information. This perspective offers a framework for capturing the process by which a collective consciousness is transmitted. In school, symbolic interactionists focus on how the curriculum conveys shared meanings about the subject matter and much more. Formal curriculum: the various academic subjects. Hidden curriculum: activities that teach lessons, not only about the value of the subject, but also about culturally valued ways of thinking and behaving. The (cid:449)ay stude(cid:374)ts are taught, assig(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts, tests, tea(cid:272)her"s to(cid:374)e, et(cid:272). Transmitting skills: to make sure the goal is achieved teachers are reminded, by officials, what skills and knowledge must be impressed on students. Facilitating personal growth: edu(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)roade(cid:374) stude(cid:374)ts" horizo(cid:374)s, (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g the(cid:373) a(cid:449)are of the conditioning influences around them and encouraging them to think independently of authority.
