I would like discover if there is any difference in the socio-economic status and how they learn and are accommodations in various learning are being met. ... In the chapter, Continuity and Change in Social Studies, in Handbook of Research on Social Studies Education, Thornton explains his research of continuity and change in teaching social studies. ... Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable j...

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I would like discover if there is any difference in the socio-economic status and how they learn and are accommodations in various learning are being met. ... In the chapter, Continuity and Change in Social Studies, in Handbook of Research on Social Studies Education, Thornton explains his research of continuity and change in teaching social studies. ... Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable j...

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Harris (2001) suggested that the changes in social, political and economic aspects together have created some challenges for teachers in teaching. ... The banding of the school and the medium of instruction (preferably English) used determines the school status. ... c) Social Issues Harris (2000) stated that the social changes, economic crisis, morale of Hong Kong have their impacts on teaching. ... However, the government tries to standardize the teaching profession at the stage of recruitment so as to promote professional status of teachers. ... This can also raise teachers" status whe...

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Welton believe that this tradition will instil respect and uphold a respectable reputation and status in society. ... They achieve this through punishment, guilt or physical, emotional and psychological intimidation, to ensure that students act in a socially acceptable manner. ... This intense scene also shows us the guilt, which is placed upon the students in order to manipulate them to sacrifice their dreams for the sake of achieving a high social status; "you don't understand, you have opportunities that I never had" After repeatedly hearing things like this the students feel that the...

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Those in a peer group have the same status and are about the same age. In words Wikipedia it is both a social and primary group of individuals. Peer group may be defines as a group of individuals through homophile share similarities such as age, background, social and political affiliations. ... The affiliation among them on the basis of these same features is a force of social dynamism which is called homophile. ... Despite, socioeconomic status, it is the desire of parents to get the best possible social networks, mainly during adolescence, when youth are increasingly independent from parent...

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The sociology of education enables the teachers to explore the schools as social world and it has also certainly made contributions to the field of education. In sociology of education, the teachers will learn about the social stratification and education. ... According to Hargreaves (1980), the culture of teachers has three major concerns, they are the status, competence and social relationships. With such exposure, the teachers are hopefully, would not relate or let the principles status or competence to influence their belief or principles of teaching as we know some teachers are fear of b...

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So the word itself means the social relations and companionship. ... He gave a thought about education "to be essentially social in character and in its functions and that as a result the theory of education rates more clearly to sociology that any other science". ... Nowadays such boundaries are well known as discrimination and prejudice against gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status and economic status. ... Such growth and development within social and cultural studies reveal the complexities and transformations of these concepts (Ramazanoglu & Holland, 2002). ... Femi...

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An educator may be able to give some tips to the parents on how to get their child motivated or a talk with the parents might help reveal another problem the child has, such as drugs or social problems. ... Status dropout rates represent the proportion of young adults ages 16 through 24 who are out of school and who have not earned a high school credential. Status rates are higher than event rates because they include all dropouts in this age range, regardless of when they last attended school. ... In addition, Hispanic young adults in the United States continue to have a higher status dropo...

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At the time of independence these four languages were given official status, but the first three represented Singapore's rich multiethnic traditions, but English was chosen because of Singapore's important position as a trading nation. These four languages each play an important role in Singaporean society and hold their own status. ... According to the author, "English has had the central role of enabling multilingual members of a community to be the social brokers in bridging the communicative gaps in cross-cultural communication"(Foley 220). ... Also contributing to that fact is t...

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In various regions of the world the EFA Goals are frustrated by social, cultural and economic factors. ... In addition, education is important for primary school and life-long learning and it is central to human development and freedom and social progress. ... It then considers the effects of the social, cultural and economic which hinders the country in achieving the set EFA goals. ... In India, the socio-economic status characteristics of households such as parental income, wealth, occupation and education determines the enrolment of education and achievement (Indian Child, 2002). ... In ...

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The same article also reasons that overuse of the Internet can result in significant academic, social and occupational consequences similar to these problems that have been well documented in other established addictions such as pathological gambling, eating and alcoholism. ... As a matter of fact, they also point out that those people who do not take part in this digital communication revolution may find themselves "disconnected" from the rest of the world-socially, professionally, and culturally. Essentially two polar opposite arguments exist: one argues that the Internet makes people beco...

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Advances in economic wellbeing and growths in literacy rate are not the sole measures of social progress. ... Colonialism had a destructive impact on the social dynamic between parents and children. ... Men, who used to own land to maintain their power status, are stripped of their own land from the colonialists. ... In Weep Not, Child, Njorge is optimistic that education would bridge the gap between social classes. ... Tambu's story also exemplifies how education does not lead to social freedom. ...

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Their research has enabled educators to better understand the influence social and environmental factors have on childhood development and the impact this has on their education. ... Vygotsky social constructivist views on learning are that children construct knowledge, learning leads development, learning occurs in social context and language plays a central role in intellectual development. ... Vygotsky was a social constructivist and he viewed learning as active, social and collaborative (Hill, 2006, p. 4). ... Group differences could include languages, cultures and socio economic status. ...

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Educational inequality is a reflection of wider social inequalities. ... Why then, is the achievement gap between social classes an issue? ... By using statistics to frame the severity of the achievement gap according to socio-economic status we can see in 2012 that only 38 percent of children from disadvantaged backgrounds achieved five GCSE's at grade A-C, compared to the national average of 65 percent (SMCPC, 2014). ... This creates an unfair advantage and reproducing social inequalities over time and generations (Eccleshall et al., 1999:34). ... Social democratic regimes provide the h...

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This idea of schooling emerged in the late1960s, when "a new social policy climate was diffusing the values of equality and social justice throughout Finnish society" (Sahlberg, 2012, p.3). ... Regardless of a person's gender, background, or social welfare status, everyone should have an equal chance to make the most of their skills.  ... They achieve a successful treatment for students with educational needs because in every comprehensive school there is team integrated by the school`s leaders, teachers and medical and social work professionals that meets twice a month. ... Ap...

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As a social reconstructionist, it is my belief that the heart of education should lay in the foundation of growth through social action. ... As an institution of change and in providing for the needs of the people, education should help people identify with and contribute to social groups while also equipping people with knowledge and skills needed to make society a more humane place [ CITATION Gil06 l 1033 ]. - Education holds the possibility to generate change of social issues that have been present in our society throughout history such as racial inequities, gender disparities, socioeconomi...

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Students have to be concerned with living three lives: an intellectual life, a social life and a devout life. ... The current status of textbooks is a perfectly prime example of why the banking concept can fail and is totally inappropriate for a very many of subject matters. ... By merely looking into the current status and origin of banking education, this way of connecting to students, if it can even be called that, can lead to oppression and lack of creativity because if one only accepts what they are told this does not leave any individuality, transformation, progressiveness or creativi...

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Because of my status, I was enthusiastically welcomed by the high school. ... Of course my social life suffered, but I didn't care. ... As a result, I didn't have the status I had when I attended my former school. ...

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Due to educational disparities brought on by social class and income, as well as race, gender, stratification, and socioeconomic factors and economic returns on education, the U.S. education system continues to be a vehicle for social reproduction instead of mobility. ... Not only is class a factor of social reproduction in itself, but there are also several social processes in school by which class patterns reproduce. ... They have better classroom interaction if the degree of social capital matches up with the curriculum of the schools. ... Women also have differential incentives to receive ...

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Discrimination based on race, creed, sex, social status, economic position, or family background is prohibited. ... State and local governments are asked to stress social education and to build libraries, museums, and civic halls to promote this. ... In Japanese Society Today Tadashi Fukutake points to the Japanese educational system as being one of the main factors contributing to the problems of social development within Japan: Education has been of crucial importance, as attested by the fact that Japan alone, of all the countries in Asia, has achieved exceptional economic development. ....

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Independent Study: Social and Political Philosophy The Failings of Blooms Prescription for American Education Humanity as a whole has always been ignorant. ... As America has gained prominence in the worlds political and social arenas, the university and its greatest treasure have been abandoned to the wolves. ... A few of them may have suffered neurotic psychoses thanks to this, but that is a small price to pay for the achievements and the cultured, respected, and revered status that such people bring to a society. ...

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"The Japanese people had lived under oppressive social restrictions for centuries and had acquired the habit of passive obedience. ... Implying that bowing is the first step to submission, and a submissive person cannot be independent but is instead dependant upon the status or attitude of others. ... Fukuzawa had great control over his youth and he did not have to be of higher status or induce cruel punishment to get the results, as where the imperial court erred (allowing the clans violent actions). ...

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Many believe everyone, regardless of socio-economic status should be given the same choice. ... America has always provided education for all students, regardless of socio-economic status, but if the public school can't operate, then what school does the under-privileged student attend? ... Lastly, many believe that the voucher system increases social segregation, and schools are being made to operate with substandard facilities and under-qualified teachers. ...

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His or her families emotional well being and socio-economical status. 3. ... Social disadvantages play a big role in many lives of at risk youth. ... When the bond between parent and child is broken, trust, capability, self management and good social skill do not develop properly. ... Magnet schools where started in America to make the schools in neighborhoods that are predominantly African American so good that white students would enroll by chose thus upping the moral of the socially disadvantaged African American, and giving them a greater chance for succeeding. ...

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Introduction a student's literacy, employment, social status and productivity. ... This approach to education acknowledges aboriginal culture and values whilst embracing the Aboriginal community and promoting the social, cultural and educational growth of their children. ... This could be in the form of sporting clubs, social clubs and community events. ...

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