It deals with the different sociological perspective on education and sad truth about education in the world.

1. Education

2. Sociological
Perspectives
on Education
Education is social institution
that formally socializes members
of society
Proportion of people age 25 or
over with a high school diploma
increased from 41% in 1960 to
more than 86% in 2008
Proportion with a college degree
rose from 8% in 1960 to 29% in
2008

3. Functionalist
View
Transmitting Culture
Exposing young people to existing
beliefs, norms, and values of their
culture
Internet offers new and potentially
revolutionary way to transmit culture
Promoting Social and Political
Integration
Common identity and social
integration fostered by education
contributes
to societal stability and consensus

4. Functionalist
View
Maintaining Social Control
Schools teach students punctuality,
discipline, scheduling, responsible
work habits, and how to negotiate
a bureaucratic organization
Serving as an Agent of Change
Schools serve as a meeting ground
where people can share
distinctive beliefs and traditions

5. ConflictView
Schools socialize
students into
values dictated by
the powerful and
stifle individualism
and creativity to
promote relatively
insignificant
change
Education is instrument
of elite domination

6. ConflictView
The Hidden Curriculum:
Standards of behavior deemed
proper by society are taught
subtly in schools
Credentialism:
Increase in the lowest level of
education needed to enter a field
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7. ConflictView
Bestowal of Status
Schools tend to preserve social class
inequalities in each new generation
Tracking: Practice of placing students
in specific curriculum groups on the
basis of test scores and other criteria
Correspondence principle: Promotes
values expected of individuals in each
social class; perpetuate social class
divisions
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8. FeministViews In 20th century,
sexism found in:
Stereotypes in textbooks
Pressure to study
traditional women’s
subjects
Unequal funding for
athletics
Employment bias
Women have made strides
in continuing education
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9. Interactionist
View
Labeling approach suggests that
if people are treated in particular
ways, they may fulfill
expectations
Teacher-expectancy effect:
Impact of teacher expectations
and their large role on student
performance
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10. USA,2006-
2009data

11. Figure 42-1:HigherEducation
CompletionRates (BA/BS),SelectedCountries

12. Figure 42-2:Annual
Median
Earnings by
Educational Level

13. Teachers:
Employees
and Instructors
Teachers undergo many stresses
Between a quarter and a third of new
teachers quit within their first 3 years
Fewer students choose teaching as
career due to perceived low income
In 2009, 4.1% first-year college
students were interested in
elementary education and 4.4% in
high school education

14. StudentSubcultures

15. Collegiate
subculture
focuses on
having fun
and
socializing.

16. Academic
subculture
identifies with
the
intellectual
concerns of
the faculty
and values
knowledge for
its own sake

17. Vocational
subculture
interested
primarily in
career prospects
and views
college as a
means of
obtaining
degrees that are
essential for
advancement.

18. Nonconformist
subculture
Hostile to the
college
environment
and seeks ideas
that may or
may not relate
to academic
studies

19. SadTruthAbout
Education in theWorld

20. 61 million
children of
primary school
age are out of
school. 42
percent of these
children live in
conflict‐affected
poor countries

21. At least 250
million children
are not able to
read, write or
count well even
for those who
have spent at
least four years
in school.

22. In at least 63 countries , young women from poor
households are significantly less educated than poor
young men

23. 775 million adults are illiterate. Almost
500 million of them are women

24. 171 million children
in developing
countries are
stunted by
malnutrition by the
time they reach
age five, which
means their ability
to learn is likely to
be affected

25. Only two
percent of
humanitarian
aid goes to
education

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