If we assume that education serves the collective good, that the cognitive skills learned in schools are good for individuals and society and that access to schooling should not be limited by social hierarchies, we would be using the ______ of education.

A. institutional theory
B. conflict theory
C. feminist theory
D. constructivist theory


Answer: A

Sociology

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What will be an ideal response?

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