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Revised Concept Map of Labaree Findings (Three Goals of Education (Social…
Revised Concept Map of Labaree Findings
Labaree's Main Idea
Problem with education is that it is too political
Three Goals of Education
Social Efficiency
Schools should focus on training workers
I strongly believe in this goal because workers is what our economy needs right now
Social Mobility
Schools should prepare individuals to compete for social positions
Private Good
Higher education attainment
inflated credentials
"Credential inflation affects schools by undermining the incentive for students to learn." (p. 72)
I think Labaree is exactly right in realizing that social mobility is what is causing inflated credentials.
not enough jobs to fill the amount of credentials that have been earned
"There are more diplomas than good jobs. The result is a stable rate of social mobility and a declining exchange value for educational credentials." (p. 70)
"This goal occupies a political and ideological middle ground between democratic equality and social efficiency." (p.64)
When the education system is so focused on gaining credentials then the actual learning process fails.
A threat to the education system because it has grown out of control
This system is no longer creating learners but winners
Because of this goal, "students have become well schooled and poorly educated." (Labaree p.68)
Democratic Equality
Schools should focus on preparing citizens
"From the perspective of democratic equality, schools should make republicans; from the perspective of social efficiency, they should make workers; but from the perspective of social mobility, they should make winners." (p. 66)
"Three purposes have shaped the history of American schooling--democratic equality, social mobility, and social efficiency. In this article, I have explored some of the ways that these separate purposes have exerted their separate effects on schools and also the ways that they have interacted over time." (Labaree p.70)
Taxes in retrospect to the three goals
"Social efficiency in education is a concern for any and all adult members of American society in their role as a taxpayer."(Labaree p.62)
"Adults in their taxpayer role tend to apply more stringent criteria to the support of education as a public good than they do to their role as consumers thinking of education as a private good." (Labaree p.62)
Social mobility has won out because it simply provides a middle ground for conservative ideals and a democracy.
Equality has become the main focus in education, so learning has taken a back seat.
Workers
Winners
Republicans
Public Good
Public Good