The Myth of Meritocracy and the Structure of Luck
This recent Thinking Allowed podcast summarises a recently published book -Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy […]
Book summaries, education
education
Sociological perspectives on the role and functions of education in society; the significance of in-school processes such as teacher labelling and subcultures for pupil identities; explanations for differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity; the impact of education policies of marketization, selection and privatisation, and the globalization of education
education
Educational Technology – Increasing Inequality and Other Potential Problems
Does the increasing use of educational technology enhance the ‘learning experience’ for learners, or does it just reinforce existing social
education, Education Policy, Sociology in the News
Grammar Schools – Arguments For and Against
Grammar schools have been in the news this week – Theresa May’s plans to reintroduce grammar schools is actually one
education, Social class, wealth and income inequalities
White Working Class Underachievement
A recent parliamentary report has found that poor white boys and girls do worse in schools than children in other
education, Exams and revision advice, Families and Households, research methods
AS and First Year A Level Sociology – Whole Course Overview
An overview of the entire course for AS and first year A level sociology covering the following ‘modules’: Education with
education, Global Development, Globalisation
Education as a Strategy for International Development
What is the state of global education? What are the barriers to providing universal education for all, and how important
Careers and alternative careers, education, research methods, Statistics
Is it worth doing a degree?
Is it worth spending £30, 000 or more and three years of your life doing a degree? If we limit our
education
Sociological Explanations of Educational Underachievement
This post attempts to demonstrate what sociology is by examining how the discipline approaches one particular issue – why some
education
The Privatisation of Education
A summary of endogenous and exogenous privatisation in England and Wales since the 1988 Education Act, and evaluations.
education, Education Policy
Selection Policies in Education
Selective Education policies are those which allow schools to select pupils on the basis of academic ability or other criteria.