HDE 100B Study Guide - Final Guide: Homo Economicus, Teacher Education, Social Influence
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A child"s participation is the primary unit of analysis. It"s not just the child themself, but the way the child participates is important. * the concept of education as a unidirectional process, coming from the teacher. The ability to engage in reciprocal exchanges. It is not unidirectional to tstudent & not vice versa is typical to. Kids make sense of the world through active efforts. Social influence perspective - idea that adults organize & are responsible for their kids learning. * equally valid ways of learning as adult instruction. Social inequalities in school contribute to the inequalities based on social class in our society. What the kids learn is not relevant. This makes the kids not intreested in the material. School promotes the voice of decontextualized rationality . After finishing school, we become rational individuals. However, we can still be a little lost. We learn info in school that is of a different context.
