EDUCATION AND THE

REPRODUCTION OF
INEQUALITY
Session 4
UNDERSTANDING CULTURE, SOCIETY and POLITICS
TLINE
ducation and Social Reproduction
Education and Perpetration of Inequalities
(Mann, Collins, Bowles & Gintis, Bourdieu &
Passeron, Bernstein)
Education and Economic Development
omen and Education
ducation and Globalization
ulticulturalism and Education
 EDUCATION
 The process of transmitting
knowledge and skills from one
generation to the next.
 A social institution that has a
strong influence in shaping the
minds of the younger generation.
 Important in reproducing the
existing belief system of a
particular society.
EDUCATION is important in
reproducing the existing
belief system and
practices of a particular
society
ORACE MANN
merican politician and educational
former
Education could cure social ills.”
ducation gives people the
nowledge and technical skills they
eed to participate in national
evelopment
Meritocracy – education is the key
succeed in life (Functionalist)
 NDALL COLLINS
ducation functions as a filter to
erpetuate credentialism
People should be hired based
n actual skills not on
ducational qualifications.”
redentialism – the practice of
elying on earned academic
redentials when hiring people
ather than actual skills. (Conflict
heory)
MUEL BOWLES & HERBERT GINTIS

Education is a tool for

apitalism to equip the
orkers with the necessary
kills so they can be hired
nd exploited by employers
Education reproduces social
nd economic inequalities
Division of Labor)
ERRE BOURDIEU & JEAN-
AUDE PASSERON
ducation is advantageous to the
iddle class
iddle class children possess
ore cultural capital
chool involvement of middle
ass parents augment the
cademic achievement of middle
ass children
 SIL BERNSTEIN
ritish Sociologist
udied the linguistic code of
wer class and middle class
udents
Restricted Linguistic Code –
used by lower class students
Elaborated Linguistic Code –
used by middle class students
DUCATION AND ECONOMIC
EVELOPMENT
ucation is seen as important determinant
ional development:
. Providesbasic knowledge and skills that enha
the productivity of labour.
2. Contributes to new innovations that lead
inventions and upgrading of technologies.
3. Effective instrument to spread knowledge am
different sectors in the society.
WOMEN AND EDUCATION

According to Article 26 of
the UNITED NATIONS
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS (UN-UDHR),
“EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO
EDUCATION”
 WOMEN AND EDUCATION
However, even with documents
like the UN-UDHR, WOMEN have
always been at a
disadvantage when it comes
to educational opportunities
because
- GENDER of the ff:
STEREOTYPES
- SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
- GENDERED EVERYDAY LIFE IN SCHOOLS
- UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
EDUCATION AND GLOBALIZATION
GLOBALIZATION OF
EDUCATION
refers to the worldwide discussions,
processes, and institutions affecting
local educational practices and
policies.
Events, agreements, and various efforts
of integration happening on a global
scale affects national school systems.
EXAMPLES OF GLOBALIZATION
OF EDUCATION
BOLOGNA PROCESS –
uniformity of higher
education systems in
Europe
WASHINGTON ACCORD –
international agreement
responsible for
accrediting engineering
degrees
ASEAN INTEGRATION –
streamlining of
MULTICULTURALISM
AND EDUCATION
MULTICULTURAL
EDUCATION
a wide variety of
school practices,
programs, and
materials designed to
help children from
JAMES BANKS,
diverse groups to
father of
experience
multicultural
educational equality
education