Access to education and equality of opportunity This essay will look at wether access to education and training is instrumental in promoting equality of opportunity in today’s Australia. The discussion will start with a description of the role of education and training in our society‚ it will continue with the identification of various social groups and the factors influencing their access to education in all its forms. Current policies will also be examined and commented on and it will look at
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050007737 What is ‘equality of opportunity’? “Equality of opportunity is a political ideal that is opposed to caste hierarchy but not to hierarchy per se” (Arneson) The rational behind this political ideal is that society is uneven‚ with privileges‚ standing and potential for success being heavily influenced by many different factors predetermined by birth. The political ideal places an individual in any given rung of social hierarchy as a result of their background. Equality of opportunity calls on a
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Equality of opportunity This essay deals with the topic equality of opportunity by analysing Tom McAfee’s short story This is My Living Room and the historical source Traditional American Values and Beliefs. This is My Living Room is analysed with a focus upon the “I” character and Traditional American Values and Beliefs is related to this analysis by supporting these conclusions with historical facts. This is My Living Room is about a redneck living in Pine Springs‚ Alabama‚ who is telling
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Gender equality is the removal of deep-seated barriers to equality of opportunity and outcome‚ such as discriminatory laws‚ customs‚ practices and institutional processes. It also entails concern with the development of the freedoms of all individuals‚ irrespective of gender; to choose outcomes they have reason to value. It is integral to ideas of educational quality‚ as an education system would lack key dimensions of quality if it was discriminatory or did not develop capabilities in children to
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Level 3 Award in Education & Training Assignment No1: Explain how you would go about the task of promoting inclusion‚ equality and diversity faced by a new group of learners enrolled for the first class of your specialist subject‚ as well as summarising ways to establish ground rules with them. Firstly we need to understand the difference between equality & diversity which is well covered by Gravells reference: Equality refers to the learners’ rights to attend and participate regardless of their
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Question: a) Discuss the opportunities and challenges of having access to a broader workforce. Answer: The Workforce is the total number of a country’s population employed in the armed forces and civilian jobs‚ plus those unemployed people who are actually seeking paying work. In other words‚ workforce also refers to Total number of employee (usually excluding the management) on an employer’s payroll. It may also mean all those that are available for work. Workers may be unionized‚ whereby
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Issues of Equal Opportunity (EO) in employment have been dealt with in varying ways throughout Australia’s history. This paper will discuss the meaning of EO‚ and how the terms ‘equity’ and ‘equality’ are an important aspect of understanding how EO can be interpreted differently within the workplace. This discussion will also include the theories behind equality‚ such as the liberal view‚ and the radical view of equality‚ the paper will then go on to discuss the merits and criticisms of some of the
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UNITT 204 Equality‚ diversity and inclusion in work with children and young people Outcome 2 Understand the impact of prejudice and discrimination on children and young people 2.1 Describe ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination Gender Race Background Religion Disabilities Living in care Unemployment Low income background Gangs Area they live in Language
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Equality and inequality is a characteristic of every society‚ mainly due to differences and the perpetuation of these differences in society‚ caused by various factors including social class‚ race‚ ethnicity and appearance. Equality of opportunity holds great significance in Australian society and faces many barriers that range from status‚ power‚ ethnicity and race. The existence of difference and discrimination in society‚ due to inadequate access to socially valued resources such as healthcare
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of national testing‚ at all ages‚ suggest that we have not achieved equality of educational opportunity in the UK. With reference to a range of factors‚ what explanation can you offer for this? “Everyone has the right to education” and furthermore “… higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit” (United Nations‚ 2013). The DfE (2013) holds a highly educated society as the ideal in which opportunities are equal in spite of background or circumstance. This is not proposing
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