Schooling and society
Then and now
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4255257 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Pratte (The Ohio State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | sup1 |
| Pages | 467-471 |
| Publication date | 1986-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory Into Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5841 • E-ISSN: 1527-2532 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00405848709543314 |
| OpenAlex | W1980526772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Those who ask what is the relationship between school and society ask an interesting and significant question. School and society, school in society, or school and the social order, whatever relationship is considered, brings us to the fact that the exclusive function of school is service to the society. But the perfect measure of this function of school depends on the condition that society delegates control over curriculum processes and content to the school. In other words, the functionaries of the school-teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, etc.-are forced to listen, combine, and guess what the tendencies of the society are, what it desires to have students taught, and whither it wishes to be led. Actually, educators are much under the sway of the society's suggestions, but not entirely so. Thus a highly complex interaction is at work here beneath the semblance of the pure superiority of the one element, the society, and a purely passive element, the school, being led by the other. Much as we might and need to make the distinction between school and society, the fact is that they are not two separate entities, a point the authors of the articles on school and society make abundantly clear. They agree that formal schooling provides a simplified environment for the young to be presented the cultural understanding basic to the well-being of society. Further, they agree that the culture in its entirety is never offered to students; instead, those elements judged to be basic
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |