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www.aum.edu.kw Sociology of Education www.aum.edu.kw Contents • Defining education and schooling • Schooling and economic development • Educations systems around the world • Functions of schooling • Issues in education www.aum.edu.kw Education and Schooling ● Education: Social institution through which society provides its members with knowledge, skills, and cultural norms and values ● Schooling: Formal instruction under the guidance and direction of trained teachers www.aum.edu.kw Schooling and Economic Development ● Extent of schooling tied to level of economic development. ● Limited schooling in low income countries ● Worldwide, almost 1/3 of all children never reach secondary grades. ● About one-sixth of the world’s people cannot read or write. ● In many low-income nations, children are as likely to work as to attend school www.aum.edu.kw Illiteracy in Global Perspective www.aum.edu.kw Schooling and Economic Development: United Kingdom ● Traditional class differences affect schooling opportunities. ● 7% children attend private boarding schools. ● Government support for highest scoring students. ● Lower scoring elite still get into best schools. www.aum.edu.kw Schooling and Econ...