The Hidden Curriculum (OCR A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What is the hidden curriculum?
What is the hidden curriculum?
Unwritten, informal lessons learnt in school
Which values do students learn through the hidden curriculum?
Which values do students learn through the hidden curriculum?
Punctuality, conformity, competition
What does cultural capital include?
What does cultural capital include?
Language, habits, cultural knowledge
What does the hidden curriculum reinforce regarding authority?
What does the hidden curriculum reinforce regarding authority?
Acceptance of hierarchical structures
Who first articulated the hidden curriculum concept in 1968?
Who first articulated the hidden curriculum concept in 1968?
Philip Jackson
What did Jackson observe schools teach students to deal with?
What did Jackson observe schools teach students to deal with?
Delayed gratification & competition
How did Bourdieu argue schools perpetuate social inequalities?
How did Bourdieu argue schools perpetuate social inequalities?
Valuing dominant classes' cultural capital
What did Bowles and Gintis say the hidden curriculum reproduces?
What did Bowles and Gintis say the hidden curriculum reproduces?
Labor force for capitalist society
What values did Bowles and Gintis say schools instill?
What values did Bowles and Gintis say schools instill?
Obedience and hard work
Who did Paul Willis study in 'Learning to Labour' (1977)?
Who did Paul Willis study in 'Learning to Labour' (1977)?
Working-class 'lads'
What effect does the hidden curriculum have on social class?
What effect does the hidden curriculum have on social class?
Reinforces social class divisions
Why is understanding the hidden curriculum important?
Why is understanding the hidden curriculum important?
For addressing educational inequalities