1. How may a student’s social class origin and related factors impact on her/his learning outcomes and how can teachers intervene to effectively address any resulting disadvantages and injustices for students? That a student’s social class origin impacts on their learning outcomes is self-evident across much of the developed world‚ with entrenched disparities in academic achievement that are inversely correlated with family income (Snook‚ 2009:3‚ Argy‚ 2007:para 3‚ Reay‚ 2006:289‚ Nash‚ 2003:179-180)
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Zimbabwean education tends to be hierarchical such that the concept of functionalist perspective tend to suit the situation on the ground like a hand in a glove The main aim of this essay is to briefly assess the relevance of the functionalist perspective to learning or teaching in Zimbabwe Primary Schools. According to Haralambos and Holborn (1990)‚ a perspective is a mental view of the relative important of things To support this Cohen and Manion (1981) defines perspective as “- -- a point of
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Education as a Social Institution The social institution referred to as Education is comprised of the school system and it is in the school system where knowledge and skills are developed along with cultural and social values and norms. Additionally‚ through the school system culture and society continue and further those social values and norms thus fulfilling a need prescribed by society. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the theories of functionalism‚ conflict‚ and interactionism perceive
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Stuck in the Slums: Examining the Causes‚ Options‚ and Limitations of Upward Social Mobility for Women in Canadian Society pre World War II Colin May ENG 222 March 17‚ 2011 University of British Columbia Gabrielle Roy’s The Tin Flute (originally titled Bonheur d’occasion) is a quintessential novel of Canadian social history. While Gabriel Roy’s first novel is a work of fiction‚ it very carefully and accurately depicts the times‚ circumstances‚ experiences‚ and feelings of Canadian
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International Student mobility Student mobility has an important meaning of countries. It can not only enhance the education level of countries‚ but also have a huge economic effect. Therefore‚ this paper will discuss the trends in international student mobility with three different perspectives of the US‚ the UK and Canada. Every country has its own orientations of international student policy. It can clearly be seen from Table 1. The US has the most serious limitation of international
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In “Promoting Social Mobility‚” James Heckman asserts that children are increasingly being born into disadvantaged families and face a growing risk of becoming unskilled‚ indigent‚ and socially troubled adults. During the first several years of life‚ he argues‚ cognitive and non-cognitive skills develop the most rapidly‚ so this is the optimal time to intervene in these children’s lives‚ implementing programs that foster mental development and stability. Although he notes the benefits of cognitive
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major components of social work education and a major determinant of its quality. A key aspect of the Learning process in the fieldwork placement is the exposition of practice encounters to the students’ critical reflection. Given the importance of the process of ’reflection’ or ’reflective learning’‚ a qualitative study based on the reflective logs of social work students was conducted to explore the meaning of social work field education and the learning experiences of social work students during
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Social Class and Education ‘Everything we do not have at our birth and which we need when we are grown is given us by education.’ (Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ Emile‚ On Philosophy of Education) Education is essential in society for a number of reasons. Firstly‚ education is important for developing skills for employment and living. If we did not have basic education‚ it would severely impact on society. Subsequently‚ it is possible that society could break down due to the absence‚ or poor quality
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academic and social potential. Schools help create social values and have a significant responsibility in educating against ignorance and prejudice. Once educations recognize the very serious consequences prejudice and violence related to sexuality then the responsibility of schools is clear. Schools must act to remove anti-homosexual prejudices and injustices‚ and promote social tolerance for all of their students. Schools should have a duty to ensure that their learning and social environments
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According to the sociological perspective‚ education does not arise in response of the individual needs of the individual‚ but it arises out of the needs of the society of which the individual is a member. The educational system of any society is related to its total social system. It is a sub system performing certain functions for the on-going social system. The goals and needs of the total social system get reflected in the functions it lays down for educational system and the form in which it
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