Hurley
SYG 2000

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I. Education: A Global Survey
.....A. Schooling and Economic Development
..........1. Schooling in Japan
..........2. Schooling in Great Britain
..........3. Schooling in Russia
..........4. Schooling in the United States
.....B. Educational Schievement in the U.S., 1910-1993
..........Year............H.S. Grads.....College Grads....Median Schooling
..........1910...............13.5%...................2.7%...................8.1
..........1920...............16.4%...................3.3%...................8.2
..........1930...............19.1%...................3.9%...................8.4
..........1940...............24.1%...................4.6%...................8.6
..........1950...............33.4%...................6.0%...................9.3
..........1960...............41.1%...................7.7%.................10.5
..........1970...............55.2%.................11.0%.................12.2
..........1980...............68.7%.................17.0%.................12.5
..........1993...............80.2%.................21.9%.................12.7

II. The Functions of Schooling
.....A. Manifest Functions
..........1. Socialization
..........2. Cultural Innovation
..........3. Social Integration
..........4. Social Placement
.....B. Latent Functions
..........1. Child Care
..........2. Reduced Job Competition
..........3. Marriage Market
.....C. Following The Jobs: Trends In Bachelor's Degrees, 1980-1992
..........1. Increases:
................a. Law + 214
................b. Computer Science + 120
................c. Communications + 92
................d. Business/Management + 39
................e. Social Sciences + 29
................f. Engineering + 13
..........2. Declines:
................a. Philosophy/Religion - 8
................b. Education - 9
................c. Home economics - 19
................d. Physical Science - 28
................e. Agriculture/Natural Sciences - 34
................f. Library Science - 76

III. Schooling And Social Equality
.....A. Social Control
.....B. Standardized Testing
.........1. Cultural Bias
.........2. Practice Effect and Flynn Effect
.....C. School Tracking
.........1. 'Dummy Track' Label encourages students to 'Drop Out'
.........2. Diverting Resources to Enrichment Programs
.....D. Inequality Among Schools
.........1. Public and Private Schools
.........2. Inequality in Public Schools
................a. Inequitable Funding
................b. Social Class
................c. Ethnicity
.....E. Access to Higher Education
.............Median Income by Sex And Attainment, 1994
..........Education...........................Men (%).............Women (%)
..........Professional Degree.....$68,824(9.2)...........$36,645(6.4)
..........Doctorate........................51,790(6.9).............39,614(6.9)
..........Master's..........................44,271(5.9).............30,190(5.2)
..........Bachelor's.......................36,779(4.9).............22,416(3.9)
..........1-3 yrs College................26,374(3.5).............14,408(2.5)
..........4 yrs High School............21,673(2.9).............10,909(1.9)
..........9 -11 yrs H. S..................14,220(1.9)...............7,294(1.3)
..........5 - 8 yrs School...............11,089(1.5)...............6,493(1.1)
..........0 - 4 yrs School.................7,464(1.0)...............5,759(1.0)
.........1. Credentialism
.........2. Privilege and Personal Merit

IV. Problems In The Schools
.....A. School Discipline
.....B. Student Passivity
.....C. Bureaucracy
..........1. Rigid Conformity
..........2. Numerical Ratings
..........3. Rigid Expectations
..........4. Specialization
..........5. Little Individual Responsibility
.....D. Multiple Agendas
.....E. Overcrowded Classrooms
.....F. Hidden Curriculum:
..........1. Authoritarianism
..........2. Bureaucratization
..........3. Passivity
.....G. Lack of National Standards
.....H. 'Cooling Out' the Poor: Transforming Disadvantage Into Deficiency
.....I. College: The Silent Classroom
.....J. Academic Standards
.....K. Functional Literacy

V. Recent Issues In U.S. Education
.....A. School Choice
.....B. Schooling Peoples with Disabilities
.....C. Adult Education
.....D. Functional Illiteracy: Must We Rethink Education?
.....E. Is Political Correctness Undermining Education?

VI. Looking Ahead: Education In The Twenty-First Century
.....A. Current and Future Educational Needs:
.........1. Computer Literacy
.........2. Responsible Decisionmaking
.........3. Ability to Work Cooperatively
.........4. National Standards
.....B. Is Education (and therefore success) a Right?

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