Education and the Economy

What do we mean by formal education?

• Education that takes place within the formal setting of the school

• Education that takes place within a family setting

• Education that takes place within a religious setting

• A system that educates us

What do we mean by the economy?

• the state of a country or region in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services and the supply of money.

• careful management of available resources

• The creation of capital

• An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different agents

What was introduced in 1944?

• The compulsory education

• The Elementary Education Act

• The Butler Education Act

• Education Act

What do we mean by structuralism?

• A perspective that emphasises the micro perspective

• The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

• Functionalism fit into the structure view that emphasises the macro perspective; examining society as a whole.

• Functionalism, neo functionalism and Marxism fit into the structure view that emphasises the macro perspective; examining society as a whole.

What is functionalist perspective?

• Consensus

• Conflict

• Co-operative

• Uncooperative

Education and the economy are

• Independent

• Dependent

• Separate

• Cohesive

Functional differentiation is when

• A new institution is created to meet societies demands

• An old institution changes to meet societies demands

• we are formally educated

• Education is provided through the church

What are functional pre-requisites?

• Functional pre-requisites are things that societies need in order to have control of institutions.

• Functional pre-requisites are things that societies need in order to survive.

• Functional pre-requisites are things that we agree on

• Functional pre-requisites are things that we disagree on.

Neo- functionalist perspectives argue that

• economic behaviour in society never changes.

• economic behaviour in the 21st century is not that different to what we have seen in history.

• economic behaviour in the 21st century is the same from 50-150 years ago.

• economic behaviour in the 21st century is very different from 50-150 years ago.

What three things do neo-functionalists favor in education?

• New qualifications and routes of competence.

• A curriculum not wholly focused on subject knowledge

• Keeping the education system rigid.

• A narrowing of the distinction between different types of knowledge and skill.