Educational Concepts and Theories

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A social institution through which a society’s children are taught basic academic knowledge, learning skills, and cultural norms.

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Education

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The emphasis on certificates or degrees to show that a person has a certain skill, has attained a certain level of education, or has met certain job qualifications.

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Credentialism

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The way people come to learn the values, beliefs, and social norms of their culture.

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Cultural Transmission

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The learning of academic facts and concepts.

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Formal Education

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Cultural knowledge that serves as currency to help one navigate a culture.

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Cultural Capital

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The idea that the achievement level associated with an A today is notably lower than the achievement level associated with A-level work a few decades ago.

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Grade Inflation

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A federal program that provides academically focused preschool to students of low socioeconomic status.

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Head Start Program

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The type of nonacademic knowledge that people learn through informal learning and cultural transmission.

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Hidden Curriculum

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An act that requires states to test students in prescribed grades, with the results of those tests determining eligibility to receive federal funding.

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No Child Left Behind Act

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The use of education to improve one’s social standing.

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Social Placement