SOC207 Chapter Notes -Educational Equity, Knowledge Economy, System Model
15 Jun 2013
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Streaming consists of splitting students into ability groups (upper for post- secondary and lower for vocational) There has been a trend that those from poorer families have medium to weaker outcomes in post-secondary or jobs while wealthier students have better outcomes. Turner characterized nations in how they structured educational competition. The european model, offered sponsored mobility in which relatively few were selected early in their lives to enter an elite stream leading to university. North america was contest mobility in which the bulk of the youth grouped in the same school and exposed them to the same curriculum with larger numbers moving into higher education. Higher education is stratified into two dimensions: selectively of institution and field of study. Certain institutions such as yale and harvard have higher reputations and allow those who attend an advantage in jobs and internationally. Different fields offer varying experiences and life prospects. Two mandates: pervasive understanding of the economic utility of schooling.
