CHYS 2P38 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Gender Equality, United Nations Development Programme, Maternal Health

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 2P38
• Professor: Tom O' Neil

Document Summary

Lecture 7 education as a facet of globalization. Belief that school has manifest and latent functions. Belief that schools function to maintain some kind of balance in society. Cultural reproduction (learn what it means to be a citizen, what it means to be white, middle-class, Selection and allocation of skills successful, and moral person, etc. ) The children in school are supervised and cared for, such that parents could pursue other things, such as a career, housework, etc. Children placed into school, such that adults could have more work opportunities and higher. Wells children are either in school, at work, both, or neither rates of pay. If we educate students on being good citizens and good workers, then it will pay off in the end. Assumption that expanding school attendance is key to economic development. English, math, and science scores for 15 year olds (pisa 2012)