SOCA02H3 Lecture Notes - Hidden Curriculum, Alap, Deutsche Presse-Agentur
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Religious institutions used to control education we still see this in ontario where there is a separate school board . Education is a secondary agent of socialization (primary is family) Mass education is only about 100 years old mass education is limited to relatively rich countries because it costs a lot of money you cannot maintain a developed countries status without education. Only 10% of world"s countries had system of compulsory mass education (ex. up to grade 12, all students must go to schooling) We have a 99% literacy rate (so we"re up there with the top countries) Does education lead to equality or inequality?? some people look at how changes in economy relate to changes in how changes in education relate to changes in economy. Watson and crick decoded dna book called double helix . This is an example of how the economy can influence education.
