SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Christopher Jencks, David Riesman, Andrew Hacker
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* learn about the role school play in communities. * come to understand the special functions of higher education. * identify the various inequalities perpetuated by educational institutions. * analyse how abuse or violence may take place on school grounds. * appreciate the ability of education to foster a wholesome society. * in the past, education was privilege, reserved for the wealthy. > but today, it is the right of every child. * education provide students with the knowledge and credentials they need to gain and keep paid employment. > credentialism, the rising need for ever more sophisticated educational qualifications is an increasingly prominent trend in today"s labour markets. * in the study of education, some researchers stress the important of socio-economic inequality while others stress the importance of values and aspirations. * because of limited resources, educational institutions are often obliged to battle one another for resources.
