2 main approaches to role and function of education in society

Question 1

Structuralist approach (broad)

Answer 1

Focus in education as a wider structure
We are the product of wider structures
Formal schooling-agent if social control
Some theories see this as positive, others negative

Question 2

Interactionist (broad)

Answer 2

Focus on individuals rather than wider structures

Relationship between people (teachers and students)