chapter 2

• Abstract Thinkers


  The ability to consider concepts beyond what we observe physically
• Anticipatory socialization


  The process of changing one's attitudes and behaviors in preparation for a shift in one's role
• Bilingual


  A term that refers to the teaching of academic content in two languages, in a native and second language
• Cultural Patterns


  Common behaviors, beliefs, and traditions shared by a group of people
• Culture-Based education


  Education that's based on the customs, beliefs, and traditions of a particular group or community
• Diffusion


  The process whereby particles of liquids, gases, or solids intermingle as the result of their spontaneous movement caused by thermal agitation and in dissolved substances move from a region of higher to one of lower concentration
• Educational History


  Learning about past events and changes in education, like how schools were run in the past
• Ethnicity


  The identification of a group based on a perceived cultural distinctiveness that makes a group into a 'people'
• Magna Carta


  The first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law
• Primitive


  Original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative
• Religious Denomination


  Subgroup or branch within a larger religion, characterized by shared beliefs, practices, and organizational structures
• Renaissance Period


  The period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries
• Self-reliance


  Reliance on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others
• Socialization


  The process of individuals internalize the norms and values of society and so social continuity are attained
• Theology


  The study of the nature of god and religious belief
• Trifocalization of Education System


  The splitting of education system into three parts: basic schooling, advanced learning, and practical skills training
• Vocational Education


  Educational training that provides practical experience in a particular occupational field, as agriculture, home economics, or industry