Assess the contribution of functionalism to our understanding of education Functionalists believe that everything in a society contributes to the wellbeing and running of society‚ e.g. the government‚ the family‚ education etc. functionalists are concerned with the role of education within society‚ Durkheim and Parsons have identified 4 basic functions of education; passing on societies culture – this creates a consensus of shared norms and values. Education also provides a bridge between particularistic
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Developing or third world countries‚ as they are known‚ are said to all have one common characteristic. They are known to be characterised by agrarian based economies. This is a common trend amongst them although others have almost left this trend and are being referred to by various terms such as ‘newly industrializing countries’ and so on. Developing countries are also said to have a population mainly consisting of people in the rural areas. The aim of this essay is to highlight the role that the
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Sports: A unique contribution of Indian YMCAs YMCA symbol: the triangle The popular ‘red triangle’‚ symbol of the YMCA‚ denoting the development of body‚ mind and spirit‚ was invented by Luther Halsey Gulick in 1891 at Springfield College of Physical Education‚ USA. It provided the rationale for giving physical education its proper place in YMCA programmes as a whole‚ which otherwise had so far emphasised only the spiritual and mental well-being of young people. Physical education and sport
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requirements are consistent with the overall organizational objectives. There is always a focus on results and measurement‚ the benefits from such analyses are numerous. Some of the key reasons for measuring HRM are (Phillips‚ 1996) 1. To identify HRM’s contribution to organizational effectiveness 2. To determine whether HRM is accomplishing its objectives 3. To identify the strengths and weaknesses of HRM processes 4. To calculate the return on investment in an HRM program 5. To determine if an HRM program
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list of Tagore’s achievements in the various fields like music‚ dance‚ painting‚ histrionics‚ education‚ etc.‚ would be‚ even the effort to describe his output within the limited field of literary and poetic writing would be‚ difficult. Indeed his contribution to ever so many types and forms of writing is amazing‚ if not defying adequate enumeration. As one of his admirers‚ the lateMahamahopadhyaya Harprasada Sastri‚ said: “He has tried all phases of literature–couplets‚ stanzas‚ short poems‚ long pieces
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CHAPTER ONE Introduction The production of goods and services in the most efficient manner has continue to be the only viable and alternative for development of small scale enterprises in Nigeria and for the development‚ growth and survival of any economy. The development of small scale enterprises not only contributes significantly to imposed standard‚ they also bring substantial local capital formation and achieve high level of productivity. Small and medium scales are crucial to the development
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"Migration is not just a chronicle of sorrow and regret. It is also a powerful story of contribution and adaptation". Migration is "the movement of people from one place to another for the purpose of taking up permanent or semi-permanent residency." (National Geographic‚ 2005). Migration can be international or internal. The most popular form of migration is international. Push and pull factors occur which cause people to migrate and to decide on what location to migrate to. Migration also occurs
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The contribution Black Confederates made to the South is the real reason for the crafting of the Emancipation Proclamation. All-America should know about the Confederacy’s integrated fighting Army. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On January 1‚ 1862‚ Confederate general Stonewall Jackson led his men from Winchester to Bath in trying to disturb traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Jackson’s men reached the
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4.2 MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MINERALS TO THE ECONOMY IN NIGERIA Mineral resources contribute majorly to the Nigerian economy in d following ways; 1) Sources of raw material for allied industries As we can see from the minerals highlighted above‚ minerals are major source of raw materials in industries e. g gold used for jewelries‚ limestone for cement‚ and so on. Organic deposits like coal and petroleum products like natural gas are used in powering machines in the industries. The raw materials
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Metaphysics: Plato’s greatest contribution to modern society is found in his theories relating to metaphysics. These is now referred to as Platonism (or Exaggerated Realism). Plato divides his world into two aspects: the intelligible world and the perceptual world. The Perceptual world: Plato saw the perceptual world around us as imperfect copies of the intelligible forms or ideas. The Intelligible world: Forms are unchangeable and perfect‚ and only comprehensible by the use of intellect and understanding
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