Education Key Words Flashcards
(27 cards)
Academies
Schools that are independent of local authority control (Labour) in inner-cities or schools that opted out of local authority control (Coalition-)
Achieved status
A position in society that affects the way others view you that is earned at least partly from your own efforts eg. a job
Ascribed status
A position in society that affects the way others view you which you get at birth eg. being male or female
Attainment gap
Any percentage difference between two groups in terms of them achieving a particular educational standard eg. between those who are and aren’t receiving free school meals
Capital
Asset that can be used to produce more resources
City technology colleges
Schools set up in inner-cities with an emphasis on scientific and technical subjects along with maths
Capital
Asset that can be used to produce more resources
City technology colleges
Schools set up in inner-cities with an emphasis on scientific and technical subjects along with maths
Compensatory education
Additional education provided to try to address underperformance by particular social groups in the education system
Comprehensive school
A school attended by all children regardless of ability or aptitude
Correspondence principle
The Marxist idea (Bowles & Gintis) that the structure, organisation and values of educational institutions reflect, or corrrespond to those in capitalist business
Cream-skimming
Schools or other educational institutions selecting the most able pupils/students to attend
Cultural capital
Non-material assets such as your social class which are valued by society and can be helpful in achieving educational success
Cultural deprivation
Lacking or being deficient in the attitudes, values, knowledge, linguistic ability or lifestyles necessary to succeed in the educational system
Culture
The norms, values, attitudes and lifestyle of a social group
Deterministic
A theory that sees behaviour as entirely determined by external circumstances, leaving the individual with little or no choice about how they behave
Differential educational achievement
Systematic differences in the performance of social groups in the education system
Disconnected choosers
Parents who lack the skills and resources to exercise choice effectively in the education system
Economic base
In Marxist theory, the foundation of society consisting of the economic system
Economic capital
Material assets such as housing and income that can be helpful in achieving educational success
Education action zones
Areas of deprived inner-citie where additional compensatory education scheme were started in the 1970’s
Education triage
The rationing of education so that only those who are likely to attain targets through receiving extra help are provided with additional assistance
Egoism
A situation where people are not well integrated into social groups and therefore are mainly concerned with themselves rather than others (Durkheim)
Elaborated codes
A type of speech where the meaning are fille in and made explicit, sentences are longer and more complex than in restricted codes
