CHAPTER 16 – EducationBASIC CONCEPTSAchievement gap educational inequalities b/t different groups of studentsIntelligence level of intellectual ability (IQ) Emotional intelligence ability to identify, assess and control the emotions of oneself or othersSOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF EDUCATION- Assimilationo How learning a common language and the facts of a common history / geographycreates a sense of “affinity” amog members of society- Credentialismo Specific skills and info students learn are much less relevant to their later achievements than the actual diploma- Hidden Curriculumo Traits of behavior or attitudes learned at school but not included in formal curriculum (i.e., gender differences)- Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Capitalo Advantages that well-to-do parents usually provide their childrenRESEARCH ON EDUCATION TODAY- tracking dividing students into groups that receive different instruction on the basis of assumed similarities in ability or attainmentCultural and Social-Psychological Influences on Student Outcomes- “acting white thesis” black students do not aspire to / strive to get good grades bc it is perceive as acting white- abstract attitudes ideas that are consistent w mainstream societal views- concrete attitudes based on actual experience- cultural navigators ppl who draw from both their home culture and mainstream culture to succeed- stereotype threat African Am will do worse on a test if perceive they are beingjudged based on stereotypes- information poverty state of people who have little or no access to info technology, i.e.
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