Why do White Working Class Kids Lack Aspiration?
This useful Thinking Allowed Podcast summarises two recent pieces of qualitative social research and helps further our understanding of why white […]
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
Cultural Capital and Educational Achievement
cultural capital is the skills, knowledge and values possessed by the middle class which give their children an advantage in education compared to the working classes.
education, Essay plans
Evaluate the Marxist View of the Role of Education in Society
An essay evaluating the Marxist view of education covering ideological state apparatus, correspondence principle, the reproduction and legitimation of class inequality.
education, Functionalism, Marxism, New Right
Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education
A brief video I put together to help revise the Functionalist, Marxist and New Right Perspectives on Education – basically
education, research methods, Sex and gender
Semi-Structured Interviews to Research Education
Semi-Structured interviews are the most common primary qualitative research methods used in education. There are many studies which employ them.
education, research methods
Structured Non-Participant Observation in Education
The most commonly used form of observation in education are lesson observations carried out as part of OFSTED inspections –
education, research methods, Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism)
Participant Observation to Research Education
Participant Observation studies are favoured by interpretivists as they allow for the collection of rich, qualitative data, and for an
education, research methods, Social Action Theory (Interpretivism and Interactionism), Social class, wealth and income inequalities
Learning to Labour
The counter school culture resisted the school but ultimately limited working class kids to getting working class jobs
education, Global Development, research methods, Sex and gender
Is the UK really the 18th most gender equal country in the world?
According to the Global Gender Gap Index, the United Kingdom is one of the most gender equal countries in the world,
education, research methods
Explaining Social Class Differences in Education Using Longitudinal Studies
Why do working class children do worse than middle class children in education? This post looks at some quantitative, longitudinal