Postmodernism and Education
A postmodern education should be diverse, individualised and allow choice. The British education system is not particularly postmodern!
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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, Education Policy, Sociology key terms
Inside the school’s cuts crisis
This 2019 Panorama documentary is a case study in the effects of education funding cuts on one primary school in
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School league tables changing to include exam results of excluded pupils
School league tables are changing so that they include the exam results of schools’ excluded pupils. This social policy is
education, Globalisation
Huge increase in Chinese students studying at UK universities – a funny kind of ‘globalisation’
The U.K. now issues more than 100 000 student visas per year to Chinese students studying at British universities, with
Does student debt reduce a person’s income and career prospects in later life?
Tech Billionaire Robert F. Smith recently pledged to pay off the student loans of an entire 2019 graduating class of
education, Gender and education, Sociology key terms
The University of Cambridge appoints first female black head of a college
Jesus College Cambridge recently appointed the first ever black female as its head. This is the first time in British
education, Education Policy
The consequences of cutting bursaries for student nurses…
Cutting free tuition and bursaries for student nurses seems to be a good candidate for the one of the worst
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The globalisation of education
three examples of the globalisation are: PISA tests and league tables, international companies providing education services in more than one country, private schools and universities expanding into more than one country.
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Applying material from Item C and your knowledge of research methods, evaluate the strengths and limitations of using participant observation to investigate pupil exclusions
This 20 mark methods in context question came up in the 2018 A-level sociology 7192/1 paper, below is the full
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Using contemporary examples to evaluate within the sociology of education
A level sociology students should be looking to using contemporary examples and case studies to illustrate points and evaluate theories