Education

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Formal Education
learning particular subjects, for example, Maths, English, in or organised institutions (school)
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Informal Education
occurs through observing what goes on around us, through experiences of life
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Functionalists
argue that the function of institutions such as education is to reproduce culture by socialisind individuals into the key values and roles required for social stability
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Agent of social control
individual or group that is responsible for ensuring members of society conform to socially acceptable behaviour
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social mobility
movement of individuals up or down a social scale
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social cohesion
'sticking together'. it describes the integration of a society into a unified whole
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Meritocracy
a social system in which rewards are allocated justly on the basis of merit rather than factors such as class, gender , ethnicity
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De-Schooling
the idea that schools should be abolished because the compulsory nature of schools hinders the learning process
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National Curriculum
Subjects and subject content that must be studied by all children in state schools, in an attempt to standardise educational provision
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Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education)
the government agency given the task of monitoring the quality of schools and teachers in the UK
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SATs (Standard Assessment Tests)
Assessment method used at the end of each key stage if schooling
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GCSE (General Certificate in Secondary Education)
National examinations taken at the age of 16
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Diploma
qualification for 14-19- year-olds introduces as a pilot in 2008 with up to 10 subjects to choose from
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League Tables
lists produced by the government indicating the position of each school in comparison to others depending on their exam performance
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Primary School (5-11 years)
this is the first level of education in the UK. They are generally mixed sex, and usually located close to the child's home. Children tend to be with the same group throughout the day, and one teacher has responibility for most of their work
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Secondary School (11-16 years)
most children transfer at the age of 11 to secondary school. most cater for both sexes. Pupils are taught the National Curriculum subjects, normally by specialist teachers
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Vocational
Describes a course or qualification designed to provide more of a 'hand-on' approach to learning. This encourges the application of knowledge and understanding of a subject in a practical way.
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Formal Curriculum
what students learn their timetabled lessons, for example, maths and english
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Hidden Curriculum
the ways in which the organisation of teaching, school regulation of teaching, school regulations and routines shape pupil attitube and behaviour, that is, what students learn at school that is not taught in lessons.
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Labelling
names/labels given to individuals by teachers (and by others, for example police) which then influence the way others repond to those individuals
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
people hear labels about themselves from people than they are. They come to believe that the labels are true and then actas if they are true. Therefore, the labels become true
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Setting
a way of dividing pupils into groups for particular subjects based on their ability in those subjects
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Streaming
a way of dividing pupils according to their supposed ability. A pupil will normally remail in the same stream across all areas of the curriculm
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Anti-school sub-culture
these are formed because pupils feel that they are not valued by the school or because they do not identify with the value system and the goals of the school
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Mixed ability
pupils of all ability levels are taught as one group
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cultural capital
the desired skills, for example, langiage which middle classes pass on to their children
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UCAS
University amd colleges Admissions Service. The organisation responsible fpr the allocation and administration of university and college places
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Crisis of Masculinity
the idea tht mens perception of what a man is and how he ought to behave has been undermind by social and economic changes
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Breadwinner
the person in the household who is the main income earner.
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Ethnocentric curriculum
schools are structured in a particular way including such aspects as school assembilies, history and language which reflect the culture of the majory
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tripartite system
three types of secondary school for different types of pupil based on an IQ (intelligence Quotient) test at the age of 11
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Eleven plus
a type of intelligence test taken at age 11 to determine whether a child should attend a grammer school, technical school or a secondary modern
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New vocationalism
training aimed to equip the young with the skills and education required by a rapidly changing economy
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Marketisation of education
changes to the education system in the late 1980s, so that it became more business- like
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Excellence in Cities (EiC)
The Excellence in Cities programme, launched in March 1999, made a unique contribution to the raising of attainment of disadvantaged pupils in our most deprived cities, towns, and rural areas
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Education Action Zones (EAZs)
are built around groups os schools that are determind to raise educational standards in the most challenging areas in the UK
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Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA)
money paid directly to students who stay on in education after the age of 16. The amount recieved depends on parents' income
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Secordary Data
data that has been produced by other researches
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Primary data
data collected for the first time by the researcher for a particular piece of research
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