Outline and Assess Functionalist Explanations of the Relationship Between Education and Work (50 Marks) A Functionalist view on education is that it is a meritocratic system that gives everyone who enters into it an equal opportunity for success within and after full time education. One of the main reasons for this is because of a national curriculum that all state schools have to follow, meaning that there is a minimum standard of education and that everyone gets taught the same things. Furthermore, Functionalists see education as a way of maintaining society by socialising young people in a specific way, by creating competition, levels of success and equality of opportunity. In addition to this socialisation, education is also important for teaching such vital skills as learning about the basics of the economy and giving young people a basic knowledge of certain things that will help them within employment, such as literacy, numeracy and IT. Education is also one of the main influences on role allocation within society; allocating people to the most appropriate jobs for their talent, using examinations and their results from these.
So the main function of education is to maintain a value consensus in society. Consequently Parsons (1961) sees schools as a bridge between family and wider society. This bridge is needed as they both operate on different principles. Within the family, the child is judged by particularistic standards and status is ascribed. Whereas in education and wider society, status is achieved and we are all judged by the same universalistic standards e.g.
Unit 001 1 Explain the roles and responsibilities of a teacher in relation to: a) Promoting equality and diversity in teaching b) Lifelong learning c) Identifying and meeting the needs of the learners d) Maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment e) Ways to promote appropriate behaviour and respect for others 1a) It is a teacher’s role and responsibility to promote equality and diversity. “Equality is about the rights of learners to attend and participate regardless of their gender, race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, sexual orientation or age”. (Gravells 5th edition 2012) Equality is making sure that every student is treated in the same way and their needs are met in a way that supports their chosen learning experience. All students are entitled to be educated according their needs, regardless of any differences they may have. As a teacher it is your role to provide any resources needed including specialist equipment for activities and to use the correct teaching styles that will enable the learner access to their learning experience.
All people have the right to education. Roosevelt, Kaplan, and Obama mentioned the importance and the right of education for society. In Roosevelt’s list of basic needs, he states that “The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living” is one of the basic things expected by people. Scientific progress makes economy, the country, and people’s lives better. It brings money for research, credibility for the country, and medicine improvements.
Her main claim intended to persuade the audience that universal acceptance of the Declaration of Human Rights will assure all human beings are granted, without compromise, their fundamental human rights and freedoms. She also used examples to emphasize terms crucial in furthering the audience’s understanding of human rights throughout the speech. These dominant terms consisted of terms such as, totalitarian, democracy, trade union, compromise, and human rights and
They work to stop discrimination against disabled people, men and women and people from different races and cultures. They also want to make sure peoples human rights are respected. Human rights are about how we treat each other, they are about: respect, freedom, equality, dignity and fairness. Human rights include: The right to life - this means that your life is as important as anyone else’s. The right to respect for private and family life - this means the right to live as a family.
We have to see that our own beliefs are not causing a barrier between us and the children. ‘Inclusion isn’t just about access for disabled people: inclusion is about all of us irrespective of impairment, age, sex, religion, cultural background etc. It is about everyone being recognized and valued equally.’ ( DESSA) In the work setting there are many things that one professional can do, to have an inclusive education. Being able to meet everyone’s needs so to help all children reach their full potential. In early years the things we do with the children are play, crafts, understanding of the world and help develop skills.
Q1.1 Explain what is meant by * Diversity Diversity by definition is to introduce variety, to vary or to expand one’s range of services. In the context of caring is that the service user has different needs be it cultural needs and companionship. * Treating each person as an individual. * Respecting and promoting individual views, right to express his or her own identity and life style. * Responsibility of the carer not to discriminate against others on the basis that the individual’s identity lifestyle or culture is morally superior to that of others.
RIGHTS: the Human Rights Act 1998 gives the individual’s certain rights and should be respected and protected at all time (Moonie N 2006). CHOICE: Making choice is part of our everyday activities and the freedom we exercised in making those choices is very important. Individuals with severe learning disabilities should be supported to express their preferences in the choices they make (Moonie N 2006). EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: Care workers should work to promote equality of opportunity by ensuring access to fair but equal treatment irrespective of their identity (Moonie N 2006). 1.2 One procedure for
Garfield Value Essay 1 Value Essay for Sharon D. Garfield November 12, 2013 Troy University Garfield Value Essay 2 The core value I would like to expound upon would be social justice. I will start with what the text says and then what my understanding of it is. According to our text, social justice is upholding the condition that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical “rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits,” regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups (Kirst-Ashman 2013 pp.36). Social justice also demands that all people have a right to basic human dignity and to have their basic economic needs met. But more often than not, minorities do not profit from social justice.