Education

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Formal Education Learning particular subjects, in organised institutions, i.e. Schools
Informal Education Occurs through observing what goes on around us, through experience of life
Functionalists argue that the function of institutions such as education is to reproduce culture by socialising indivivuals into the key values and roles required for social standing
Agent of social control Individual or group that is responsible for ensuring members of society conform to socially acceptable behaviour
Social mobility movement of individuals up or down a social scale
Social Cohesion "STICKING TOGETHER" It describs the integration of a society into a unified whole
Meritocracy a social system in which rewards are allocated justly on the basis of merit rather than on factors such as class, gender, ethnicity
De-schooling the idea that schools should be abolished because the compulsory nature of schools hinders the learning process
National Curriculum subjects and subject content that must be studied by all children in state schools, in an attempt to standardise educational provision
Ofsted Government agency monitoring the quality of schools and teachers, in the UK
SAT's assessment method used at the end of each key stage of schooling
Diploma qualifications for 14 - 19's introduced as a pilot in 2008, with up to 10 subjects to choose from
League Tables lists produced by the government indicating the position of each school in comparison to others depending on their exam resultd
Vocational describes a course of qualification designed to provide more of a hands on approach to learning, by teaching in a practical manner
Formal Curriculum what children learn in their timetabled lessons
Hidden curriculum the ways in which the organisation of teaching, school regulations and routines, shape pupil attitude and behaviour, that is,what students learn at school, that is not taught in lesson
Hidden curriculum includes learning, rules, obedience, routine, dress code, gender role, achievement and competition
Labelling names/labels given to individuals by teachers (and others), which then influence the behaviour of those individuals and also influenece the way others respond to those individuals
Self - fulfilling prophecy people hear labels about themselves, from people who are more powerful then they are. They come to believe that the labels are true and then act as if they are true, therfore the LABELS become true
SETTING a way of dividing pupils into groups for particular subjecs based on their ability in those subjects
STREAMIMG a way of dividing pupils according to their supposed ability. A pupil will normally remain in the same stream across all areas of the curriculum
ANTI-SCHOOL SUB-CULTURE these are formed because pupils feel that they are not valued by the school or because thay do not identify with the value system and the goals of the school
MIXED ABILITY pupils of all ability levels are taught as one group
CULTURAL CAPITAL the desired skills, middle class parents pass on to their children
UCAS University & College Admissions Service. responsible for the allocation & administration of university & college places
CRISIS OF MASCULINITY the idea that men's perception of what a man is & how he ought to behave has been undermined by social & economic changes
BREADWINNER the person in the household who is the main income earner
ETHNOCENTRIC CURRICULUM schools are structured in a particular way including such aspects as school assemblies, history & language which reflects the culture of the majority
TRIPARTITE SYSTEM 3 types of secondary school based on IQ test at 11 yrs of age
ELEVEN PLUS (part of tripartite system) type of IQ test taken at 11yrs, determined if a child would attend grammer, technical or secondary modern
NEW VOCATIONALISM training aimed to equip the young with the skills & education required by a rapidly changing changing economy
MARKETISATION OF EDUCATION changes to the education system in the late 1980's, so that it became more business like
EXCELLENCE IN CITIES (EiC) launched Mar 1999, made a unique contribution to raising attainment of disadvantaged pupils in deprived cities & towns
EDUCATION ACTION ZONE (EAZs) designed to raise educational standards in the most challenging areas of the UK
EDUCATIONAL MAINTANCE ALLOWANCE (EMA) was paid to students directly, who stayed in education
SECONDARY DATA data that has been produced by other researchers
PRIMARY DATA data collected for the 1st time by the researcher, for a particular piece of research
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