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| The separation of groups by age such as occurs in our education system |
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| a hierarchical, formally organized structural arrangement of an organization based on the division of labor and authority |
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| compulsory public education |
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| Publicly funded education that is mandatory until a certain age |
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| a competitive system of education in which those who do best at each level are able to move on to the next level |
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| the practice of requiring degrees for most high-paying jobs, whether or not the degrees actually signify skills necessary to accomplish the jobs |
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| decentralized bureaucracies |
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| putting the decision-making processes in the hands of the people or local units rather than in the hands of a centralized few |
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| the teaching and learning of things such as obedience, competition, and patriotism that are not part of the stated curriculum |
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| schools with special programs designed to attract exceptional students |
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| schools run and maintained by a religious body or organization rather than the public at large |
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| private schools, usually of a select and elite nature, that are intended to offer an intensive education in both academic as well as social/cultural activities |
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| a latent function of education that serves to maintain parental dependency and keep young people out of the job market |
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| a prediction that comes true because people believe it and act as though it were true |
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| a system of education in which certain students are selected at an early age to receive advanced education and training |
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| giving parents the choice of a private school for their children to attend and using state funds to pay for the tuition |
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