Unit 5: Education - Keywords

takes place in classrooms, where there is a syllabus and set content to be taught and learnt

takes place outside classrooms at home or work through daily interactions

the informal teaching done in schools that socializes children to societal norms

the process of learning culture

socialisation following primary socialisation

ways in which people are expected to behave in certain situations

ways in which people are forced to behave a certain way

ways children are reprimanded for something they've done

ways in which children are praised for something they've done

ways in which education contributes to society

movement up or down the social hierarchy

when everyone has the same chances of success

a system in which individuals reach deserving social positions based on skills, achievements and talent

education following the school-leaving age

schools established by the government

school not run or controlled by the government

schools controlled by a religious organisation

pupils selected and excluded on the basis of their academic ability

non-selective schools accepting all children in the area

the knowledge, habits, and tastes learned from parents and family that individuals can use to gain access to scarce and valuable resources in society

when different groups (CAGE) are treated differently or have different levels of educational achievement

giving disadvantaged groups better treatment

things that affect lifestyle

when one group's treated unfairly

seeing other cultures from the point of view of your own

how clever someone is

different levels into which societies are divided based on wealth, power and status

how well individuals do in the school system

defining someone in a certain way so that's expected of them

teaching children of similar ability in the same classes for all classes

standard of living in the home background of children that prevent them from achieving in education

factors in the home background of children affecting how they do in school

aspects of values and attitudes from the family background preventing children from achieving in education

having short-term aims and wanting rewards straight away

having long-term aims and being willing to postpone rewards

informal form of language used with close friends and family

formal language used in careful detail

factors at school affecting children's educational achievement

an expectation that causes people to act in ways that make that expectation come true

teaching children of similar ability in the same classes for particular classes

Intelligence quotient tests involve answering questions that are then used to work out a score in which supposedly indicates how intelligent the person is

subjects and lessons and their content

vocational education prepares people for work or trains them for particular jobs or careers

the opportunities that individuals have to improve their lives

the norms and values of a group of pupils that reject the school's values

norms and values that involve supposedly masculine characteristics

fitting in with social expectations for behaviour

schools that take either only boys or only girls