Inequalities in Education’ Education Reform Power-Point Presentation I need minimum resources 30. Referencing style – Harvard (Cite it Right). Pick two areas of academic/education reform in the United Kingdom, and present the work critically analysing the advantages and disadvantages of each policy. (AC 3.1) Task 2 (AC 3.1) The learner should develop their work by identifying and evaluating key contemporary debates in education with reference to two recent reforms. For example; acadamisation, credentialisation, qualifications and tuition fees. There should be a clear introduction to the work, with the use of charts and graphs added to increase quality. Power-point presentation plan 1. The name of the task is ‘Inequalities in Education’ 2. You should then produce a small index page with page numbers 3. Then you should have a slide with your abstract on – remember the abstract is outlining why the subject is worthy of discussion. Look at my example below: 4. Prepare your introduction – definitions should be here 5. Then use power-point headings to discuss social class and the apparent inequalities in educational attainment. Be critical, argue it either way. There is no right or wrong answer. REMEMBER, YOU NEED TO SHOW THE INEQUALITY SO DON’T FORGET TO ADD DATA TO SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT. So if you are arguing that schools in deprived areas achieve lower rated Ofsted inspections – prove it!! 6. Choose 2 other forms of suggested inequality. Again, be critical and provide data. So if you are going to argue that there are less females in the highest rated universities in England, provide the data, THEN ARGUE WHY? 7. Conclude your work in more than 2 lines! 8. MAKE SURE YOUR POWERPOINT SLIDES ARE NOT OVERLOADED – USE THE NOTES AT THE BOTTOM. 9. CITE USING HARVARD AND CITE CORRECTLY 10. USE UP TO DATE DATA – OUTDATED DATA IS WORTHLESS UNLESS YOU ARE COMPARING THEN AND NOW. Example of presentation Abstract Education suggestively offers a child an opportunity to learn, thrive and grow. This experience should be progressive and allow the young adult to gain skills and qualifications to venture into the world of work, where they may gain meaningful employment and eradicate any prior inequalities. Is this however reality? Studies have shown that education does not provide equal opportunity for all, in that those from poorer more deprived backgrounds often experience an inadequate learning practice resulting in lower educational attainment. The importance of this suggested factor is that education may not create equal opportunities for all, with those from more affluent backgrounds achieving higher grades and securing the elite employment positions within society. Private paid for education may be considered as being a deluxe learning experience, where the young person is given tailored education packages to enhance their learning and secure higher grades. This statement therefore suggests that this inequality creates unjust and unfair disparities between those children who can afford education, and those who have limited choice and resources. Introduction Education may be defined as the institution of learning, where children as young as 4 are required to enter and be taught the basic skills required to become a contributing member of society. A scholarly definition is provided from ?, who favours the functionalist stance and suggests “quote here”(citation). Alternatively, the Marxist viewpoint argues against the functionalist ideology and puts forward the argument “quote here”(citation). Inequalities within education has long been the discussion for political and scholarly debate. Ideas have fluctuated from the social institution of the family as being primarily responsible for preparing a child to be ready to learn, to that of the inequality within the education system itself, where state education is inadequate compared to the elite superiority of the paid for private educational package. It may therefore be suggested that social class could indicate whether a child will have a positive and productive educational experience and be a predictor of their life chances and earning potential. The Purpose of Education – Place your sociological perspectives here (start of todays teaching, along with the purpose)for example: Émile Durkheim who is a functionalist believes, that the education system helps to create social solidarity by transmitting society’s culture, shared beliefs and values, and passes them on from one generation to the next (cited in sociology ). He believes that the education system ensures that all children have a basic commitment to their society’s values and beliefs. Functionalist view the school as an institution which acts as a ‘society in miniature’, preparing children for life in wider society. For example, in school and in work, children must cooperate, socialise, integrate and communicate with people around them that are neither family nor friends, such as teachers and fellow pupils. Therefore, children learn how to socialise with others according to a set of impersonal rules that apply to everyone. “In short, functionalist view education as providing a link between the individual and society. Children will come to see that they are part of something larger than themselves. They will develop a sense of commitment to the social group” (cited in sociology:663) Functionalists believe education also teaches individuals the knowledge and skills for the specific role they need to play in society. As they believe there must be division of individuals roles in society to maintain smooth and stable functioning of society. For example: highly qualified educated people to work in elite employment and people with lower educational attainment to work in low working-class job. This division of labour according to the class system is seen as problematic to the Marxist ideology, who contritely, view the purpose of education as an institution which maintains social inequality and that which secures power of dominate society. “Bowles and Gintis (1976), proport, that the major role of education in capitalistic societies is the reproduction if labour power” (cited in sociology:666). Bowles and Gintis also believe education actually promotes capitalist society by reproducing a working-class job for working class people. They argue the ‘hidden curriculum’ theory in education which is a process which ’ is educating the working-class people to accept their position as a lower-class member in society and to abide the rules set by the ruling class. According to the symbolic interactionism perspective, education is the defining and arising of different individuals’ role in society according the process of their social interaction in society. The process of labelling students within the education environment, can have detrimental effects on achievement. Hargreaves and Lacey, suggest the effects of ‘streaming’ children into set band groups may in turn produce a self-fulfilling prophecy, where less able student accept this position. Inequalites due to Social Class Argue the disparities in educational attainment as being due to social class (deprivation – home – inadequate schools here) look at the School Swap documentary and the difference in the quality of education, or is it that private education and grammar schools has the ability to pick the more able students and are hence ahead in the league tables? Inequalities due to gender or race Conclusion
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