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
Premium Egalitarianism Discrimination Affirmative action
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
Premium Abraham Lincoln Race Short story
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
Premium School Education Gender
team mates‚ general audience‚ I am here in support of the moot “Be it resolved that the family is fulfilling its role in promoting sound educational practices in children”. Honourable judges‚ my team mates in their previous presentation‚ have defined for us some key terms in this moot. Based on those definitions we can begin to see that the family is indeed fulfilling its role in promoting sound educational practices in children. To give a greater insight into our support for this moot‚ we look at
Free Mother Father School
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
Premium Education Educational psychology Psychology
THE ROLE OF GENDER IN PROMOTING EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS Abstract Gender and gender considerations are crucial in modern development and the omission of gender in any plan‚ programme or activity is detrimental to the achievement of any set goals. In the same vein‚ gender has an important role to play in promoting education in the development process. Gender equality is central to sustainable development and the broader goal of gender equality is a societal goal to which education and
Premium Gender equality Gender Education
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
Free Discrimination Culture Self-esteem
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
Premium Education Minority group United Kingdom
Equality in Education Ch.2 of Bryan Wilson‚ ed.‚ Education‚ Equality and Society‚ London‚ 1975‚ pp.39-61. I To speak of equality in education is rather like speaking of equality in love. Young men sometimes wax indignant about the unfairness of their lot‚ and say there ought to be arrangements whereby the available girls should be shared out equally‚ so that everyone should get his whack; or‚ more sophisticatedly‚ that the most desirable girls should be made to bestow their favours on egalitarian
Premium Egalitarianism Equality Discrimination
Education and equality: The battle for school funding reform. Authors: Waldron‚ John Source: Human Rights. Summer97‚ Vol. 24 Issue 3‚ p10-17. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph. Document Type: Article Subject Terms: *EDUCATIONAL equalization *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) -- United States *EDUCATION & state *EDUCATION -- Finance Geographic Terms: UNITED States Company/Entity: EDGEWOOD Independent School District (Bexar County‚ Tex.) NAICS/Industry Codes: 912910 Other provincial and territorial
Premium High school Public school United States