SOCA02H3 Lecture : EDUCATION lecture notes.doc
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Compulsory mass education: today- more than half of developing countries are illiterate, while in canada, education is a way of life, watson & crick. Double helix- led to the creation of genetic engineering countries. Achievements( outcomes assigned in proportion to individual success in satisfying job-relevant tests of capacity) instead of ascription( outcomes assigned to circumstances and traits). School teaches you: critical thinking & creativity: conflict perspective claims the following: Prevent people from going to post secondary education. Schooling reproduces differences in cultural capital and thus preserves class differences (promotes inequality) Many jobs require academic credentials that are questionable as job skills are effective at : education achievement. Is learning or skills that an individual acquires and at least in principle it is what grades reflect: education attainment. Is the number of years of schooling completed, or for higher levels of schooling, certificates and degrees earned: knowledge society: