Decision Making Process . Introduction Robbins (1998: 103) states that decisions are choices made from two or more alternatives. Decisions are made as a reaction to a problem. That is‚ there is a discrepancy between the current state of affairs and some desired state requiring consideration of alternative courses of action. This however requires any person in the position where he/she must make decisions to
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State of the Philippine Education The latest report by the National Statistical Coordination Board‚ recognizing that one in six school-age-children is deprived of education‚ tells us of what is in store in our country’s future. The enrollment rate in our primary school five years ago‚ was 90 percent. Last year‚ it dropped to 83 percent‚ and the number is rising. The situation is worse for secondary education‚ where enrollment rate has been steady at only 59 percent over the same period. Unfortunately
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Assess the view that the nuclear family is the most ideal for society and its individuals (24 marks) There are a variety of sociological perspectives on whether the nuclear family is the most ideal for society and its individuals. By nuclear family‚ we mean a couple and their children (usually between two and three) who live in the same household. Sociologists can refer to Parson’s functional fit idea‚ Marx’s theory of the family serving capitalism and a range of feminist perspectives on the matter
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Tactic #1: Presenting the public with two “equal” sides and making the scientific community seem divided. The best way that contrarians interfered with a scientific consensus was to generate doubt within the American public by creating a divide between scientists. For example‚ the harmfulness of acid rain was questioned when Fred Singer1 contradicted the factual evidence of his committee2 by claiming in an official government report that the causes of acid rain were not certain and that a reduction
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Outline and assess the view that the role of education system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities (50) The view that the role of educations system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities is one from a Marxist perspective. They believe that capitalism creates inequality and allows those with wealth to keep theirs. Bowles and Gintis argue that there is a very close relationship between education and work. This is called the correspondence principle. Bowles and Gintis argue that
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the view that social class differences in educational achievement are the result of school processes such as labelling. Labelling is a process that happens within education where a definition is attached to a pupil as being a certain way. This can then affect them in their education in one of two ways. It can either push them and put stress on the pupil to achieve highly just as the teacher labelled them to do so or it can affect them so that they
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The Value an Education Can Have on Future Career Goals By: Joseph Hensley The Future is something that a lot of people give little thought to. What makes this habit a shame is the fact that the future is where we are headed. We don’t get into a car and start driving with no clear thought or reason as to where we are headed. To do so would lead to many unforeseen events such as not arriving to our desired destination‚ getting lost‚ or worse. I personally believe that everyone should put as much
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Present Career‚ Career Interest and The Value of a College Education Currently I am what some would call a receptionist‚ but at MD Anderson Cancer Center‚ my title is Senior Secretary. I am responsible for handling the front desk operations. I receive all the incoming calls for the administrative office. I take messages (paper and e-mail)‚ distribute messages‚ page staff members when appropriate and assist callers in reaching the appropriate department when necessary. I greet‚ screen‚ and announce
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6. “Robust knowledge requires both consensus and disagreement.” Discuss the claim with reference to two areas of knowledge. Robust Knowledge is the knowledge that is relevant and accepted by actors in the context of its application. This is achieved when the knowledge is credible‚ noticeable‚ and produced in a legitimate way. Knowledge is credible when it is accepted globally by a majority and is passed down from person to person. Knowledge is noticeable in everyone’s everyday experience and encounters
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And The INTRODUCTION In the conception of society as a system it becomes natural to see it‚ like other systems‚ as composed of parts that are interrelated and whose operations have consequences for the system as a whole. The functional orientation has long been implicit in biology and physiology‚ as well as in the social sciences of anthropology‚ economics‚ and sociology. Social scientists as diverse as Malthus‚ Marx‚ Durkheim‚ and Weber have engaged in describing the interrelationships between
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