UCSP FLASHCARDS

Formal Education

Learning that takes place inside the classroom with various structured subjects.

Nonformal Education

An alternative or complementary education assessed by students' skills.

Functionalist Perspective

Views education as having both manifest (overt) and latent (hidden) functions.

Latent Functions of Education

Include transmitting culture, promoting social integration, maintaining social control, and serving as an agent of change.

Transmitting Culture

A latent function of education which ensures preservation of cultural heritages over generations.

Maintaining Social Control

Techniques used in schools to prevent deviant behavior and ensure order among students.

Conflict Perspective

Sees social inequality as unjust discrimination within education.

Hidden Curriculum

Unwritten rules and values in education that support the status quo and social stratification.

Credentialism

Belief that education is central to social stratification and influences job acceptance rates.

Labeling

The process by which students are labeled, affecting their identity and emotional well-being.

Bullying

Unwanted aggressive behavior towards others due to the bully's inferiority complex.

Teacher Expectancy Theory

The belief that a teacher's expectations can significantly affect student performance.

K to 12 Curriculum

Educational reform in the Philippines that added two years of senior high school.

Mother Tongue-based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE)

Education system allowing students to learn in their native language.

Senior High School Tracks

Students can choose from Academic, Technical-Vocational, Sports, and Arts/Design tracks.

Distance Learning

Educational method using video conferencing and modules for remote education.

Loss of Function

Challenges in social development due to the shift to virtual classrooms.

Stratification

Arrangement or classification of society based on criteria like wealth and power.

Division of Labor

An economic system separating work into components, performed by various employees.

Social Stratification

Division and ranking of society based on factors like wealth, power, and prestige.

Davis-Moore Hypothesis

States that social stratification is a functional necessity for society.

Conflict Theory

Argues that social stratification benefits only a few members of society.