The document outlines several historic and social roles of education, including population control, training for work, managing unruly masses, teaching citizenship, passing on culture to new generations, developing productive skills, socializing behavior, and developing national identity. Schools socialize students by teaching manners, behavior, obedience to authority, competition, and more. Regarding citizenship, schools teach rituals, history, symbols to develop national identity and understanding of civic roles. However, education also reflects broader societal culture and priorities. More education is associated with improved health, wealth, political engagement, community involvement, and open-mindedness. While education can enable social mobility, one's social status also shapes their educational opportunities and outcomes.
The document outlines several historic and social roles of education, including population control, training for work, managing unruly masses, teaching citizenship, passing on culture to new generations, developing productive skills, socializing behavior, and developing national identity. Schools socialize students by teaching manners, behavior, obedience to authority, competition, and more. Regarding citizenship, schools teach rituals, history, symbols to develop national identity and understanding of civic roles. However, education also reflects broader societal culture and priorities. More education is associated with improved health, wealth, political engagement, community involvement, and open-mindedness. While education can enable social mobility, one's social status also shapes their educational opportunities and outcomes.
The document outlines several historic and social roles of education, including population control, training for work, managing unruly masses, teaching citizenship, passing on culture to new generations, developing productive skills, socializing behavior, and developing national identity. Schools socialize students by teaching manners, behavior, obedience to authority, competition, and more. Regarding citizenship, schools teach rituals, history, symbols to develop national identity and understanding of civic roles. However, education also reflects broader societal culture and priorities. More education is associated with improved health, wealth, political engagement, community involvement, and open-mindedness. While education can enable social mobility, one's social status also shapes their educational opportunities and outcomes.
Population Control Training for Work Managing the unruly masses Teaching citizenship
Social roles of Education
Pass a way of life (culture) on to next generation Develop productive skills for benefit of society Socialize appropriate behaviour; develop norms and values Develop citizenship skills & engagement & national identity o National identity is changing o Same sex marriage is changing how we perceive people
Schooling & Norms/Values
• Schools aren’t just technical/neutral sites of learning the 3 R’s! Also impart and reflect values Schools socialize us – teach us how to behave in our society o Learning manners and appropriate behaviour Stop bullying o Work together Gaining sense of time Obeying authority, doing what we’re told Listening to others Doing your best, working hard Competing against others
Schooling & Citizenship
• Learn about rituals, history, symbols • Developing an “Australian” identity • Developing an Australian collective • Learning about roles and duties of government & citizens • Becoming politically empowered & engaged • Accepting society’s political values • Needs critical thinking • Listen, reflect, research, look at different perspectives, evaluate
Reflects our culture/the larger society
Schools reflect our culture and are intricately and mutually connected with the larger society Schools teach a “hidden curriculum” – the things that get taught implicitly Most countries have similar curricula But often have different “priorities”, aims o “English curriculum won’t prioritize understanding of Aboriginal culture because it’s not relevant to them”
Education & Life Chances
According to research, the more years of education we have, the more we are: • Healthy o Know more about health, what to do to be healthy, resources to be healthy, access to medical care, knowledge to find out what’s available • Wealthy & esteemed (status) • Politically engaged o If undereducated, don’t realize they have an influence and how they have an influence o Those who don’t have power don’t have their say • Engaged with community • Tolerant, open-minded, progressive, critical, reflective o High level on Bloom’s Taxonomy
Social Status and Schooling
• Education is main vehicle for social mobility (moving up the social ladder) • But our social status/class also shapes our educational opportunities and outcomes • Education can help us move up the ladder, but can also keep us in our place
Roles of Schools (Reimer)
• Daycare • Indoctrinate next generation • Selection into careers/workforce • Educate students Purposes of Schooling (Politics and School Education in Australia) • Democratic equality • Social efficiency • Social mobility