education Archives – Page 19 of 26

Changing Education Paradigms

In this TED talk, Sir Ken Robinson argues that our current educational systems are still based on a industrial paradigm […]

Marxist sociologists Bowles and Gintis argue that capitalist societies are not meritocratic. Against Functionalists, they argue that it is not

Useful sources of quantitative and qualitative data for teaching and learning about the sociology of education… with a focus on

Tony Sewell suggested an anti-school culture may be responsible for the underachievement of black boys.

Part of the traditional American Dream is that anyone, even children from low income families, can work their way through

White working class underachievement is persistent and real, but contemporary government reports are potentially biased in that they might fail

From lower educational attainment to poor mental health, poverty negatively affects life chances in several ways.

Longitudinal Studies are studies in which data is collected at specific intervals over a long period of time in order

An introduction to the key features of the UK education system, including details of the Department for Education, OFSTED, key

School corresponds to work: both are hierarchical, both require passive pupils/ workers and both are motivated by external rewards.