Significance of Family and School, Educational Standards, and Social Reproduction in Education

Abstract

Family and public education are two institutions in which children are schooled, educated, and socialized. As the primary and secondary agents of socialization, they are important places of awakening, orientation, and self-discovery for children. Both institutions complement one another, but the fit between the two is problematic due to entirely different social typifications. Although Bourdieu’s theoretical considerations provide many impetuses for the theoretical discussion of issues relating to social reproduction in the family and schools, in my chapter, the educational significance of family will be explored from a pedagogical standpoint, and the discussion will focus on educational standards in schools.