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School and Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives, 4/e

Stephen E. Tozer, The University of Illinois, Chicago
Paul C. Violas
Guy Senese, Northern Arizona University

Conclusion

Professional Vocabulary

consumerism: A learned response to an advertising-laden, typically capitalist culture in which people are induced to believe that satisfaction can be found in purchasing goods and services.
family culture versus school culture: The theory that for some children, family values, practices, and language correspond so well with the school environment that those students have very few adjustments to make to schooling; advantages those students over others whose family values, practices, and language require them to make more adjustments to the school environment.
parents in school decision making: The many possible kinds of parent involvement in schools, often supported by the local Parent Teacher Association (PTA).
student hopes versus expectations: A distinction made by educational researchers to investigate the difference between where students would like to find themselves after high school and where they think they are most likely to find themselves.
student expectations versus fears: A distinction made by educational researchers to investigate the difference between where students believe they most likely will be after high school and where they are afraid they may end up.
students' future aspirations: A term used in educational research to refer to how students think about where they would like to be in education or the workplace after secondary school.
teacher-parent collaboration: A relationship in the potential support network for each student; one that most teachers have little formal preparation in developing.
varieties of parent involvement: Researcher Joyce Epstein, among others, has documented a number of different kinds of parental involvement that can support the academic success of children and youth in schools.
youth culture: A constellation of values, beliefs, language, self-presentation, and tastes in music and other forms of entertainment distinctively shared among youth not just locally but nationally and to some degree internationally.
youth markets: Young people as consumers of goods and services produced for profit.

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