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    Culture influences education We always talk about the importance of education and its impact on our culture‚ but seldom think about how culture affects our educational system. We often ignore the fact that ethnics‚ customs and traditions deeply affect education. Culture and education are actually tightly bound entities and hence cannot be separated from each other. Before we further investigate into the cultural influences on children’s learning and education‚ I think it is better to figure

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    How Education has Changed Over Time Did you know that about 44% of people leave education as a profession before their first five years of teaching? Education has changed majorly over the years‚ some positive and some negative. The teaching career has changed overtime affecting the amount of teachers and subs‚ the individuals leaving the education careers‚ and how the material in education has changed. Over the years education has changed‚ it has been noticed in the amount of subs and teachers.

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    the Presidential Election of 2012 from a Structural Functionalist Perspective and a Conflict Perspective. As the presidential election draws closer‚ we could vividly view our society from social conflict and structural functionalist perspectives. The democratic process helps us to ask why do we accept and embrace democracy‚ how does it influence our social patterns and functions; and how does democracy really work for the stability of our society. In this essay‚ I will analyze the presidential election

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    Society has certain requirements which must be met if it’s to survive; hence the role of education in society is examined in terms of how it helps to meet those needs. Firstly‚ society needs a certain degree of social solidarity or unity. People must feel a sense of belonging to society and a sense of loyalty to the social group. Common norms and values provide this. Secondly‚ every society requires a system for socializing new members. In an industrial society in which occupational status is largely

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    Education For All (EFA 1999-2000) The Education for All (EFA) is a global commitment which was first launched in Jomtien‚ Thailand in 1990 to bring the benefits of education to “every citizen in every society.” National governments‚ civil society groups‚ and development agencies like UNESCO and the World Bank are part of the commitment. As a response‚ the Philippines crafted and implemented the 10-year EFA Philippine Plan of Action covering 1991-2000. The EFA plan articulated the country’s national

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    Racial and Gender Inequality Functionalist Theory Racial inequality evaluated through the functionalist theory would be looked at to provide a function to the working system of a society. One function for racial inequality could be that the inferior race‚ prefers or needs direction by the dominant race. This was a common view in the enslavement of blacks in the south before the civil war. Another functionalist view might try to explain that the inferior race is in fact dangerous to mix with the

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    Today education remains an inaccessible right for millions around the world. Education is the route out of poverty for millions as it increases the chance of a better-paid job. Better paid jobs leads into decreasing famine and disease and increasing everybody’s quality of life. By educating just one student properly‚ they can educate their community and make a change. This doesn’t explain why seventy two million children are still growing up uneducated‚ stuck in the poverty circle. The main reason

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    ALL ABOUT PEACE EDUCATION *Dr. Ajay Kumar Attri‚ Lecturer; Department of Education‚ MLSM College ; Sundernagar; Mandi (H.P) ➢ INTRODUCTION: Education shall be directed toward the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding‚ tolerance and friendship among all nations‚ racial or religious groups and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

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    Compare and Contrast Functionalist and Marxist Theories of Stratification Stratification is the separation of society into layers which are distinguished by unequal rewards and life chances and many systems of stratification have been based on slavery‚ caste and feudalism. Slavery‚ being the oldest and most extreme form of stratification‚ involves the enslavement or ownership of others. This ownership came about as a result of conquest‚ trade‚ kidnapping‚ hereditary status or the repayment of

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    ‘the main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society’. The term ‘value consensus’ refers to an agreed set of norms and values amongst society. Different theorists have different views depending on their sociological field; Marxists and Functionalists tend to have opposing views. Functionalists view education as a form of secondary socialisation in which individuals form a common set of norms and values. Durkheim believes‚ that for this to take place‚ individuals must become

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