My Foundations of Education
by celina frizzell
1. Schools as Organizations Chapter 6
2. Curriculum and Pedagogy Chapter 7
3. Equality of Opportunity Chapter 8
4. Educational Inequality Chapter 9
5. Educational Reform Chapter 10
6. Politics of Education Chapter 2
6.1. Four Purposes of Schooling
6.1.1. The Intellectual Purpose: to teach basic skills, specific knowledge, and higher order thinking
6.1.2. The Political Purpose: to teach basic laws of society, to assimilate other cultures to the present order of government, and to instill patriotism and prepare youth for roles in government
6.1.3. The Social Purpose: to socialize young people, to train them to be adept in behaviors, roles, and values of society, to work as a social institution to ensure social order
6.1.4. The Economic Purpose: to prepare students for later work
6.2. Four Political Perspectives
6.2.1. Conservative
6.2.2. Liberal
6.2.3. Radical
6.2.4. Neo-liberal