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(2008, 1000 words)
The paper examines the concept of educational ideology discussing the status of food education in the UK mainstream educational system.
(2007, 1300 words)
The paper looks at the equality of opportunity in education examining the Swann Report "Education for All" (1985) devoted to the underperformance of the ethnic minority groups in comparison to their majority peers. The problems of educational attainment in ethnic minority groups are discussed with reference to related literature; possible strategies that schools can employ in order to address the problems are suggested.
(2007, 3000 words)
The paper examines gender differences in the context of education reviewing the theories of gender development, role theories, the views on children's acquisition of gender knowledge, teachers' perceptions of boys and girls, the differences in their behaviours in the classroom, etc. The role of the teacher in facilitating gender awareness and equality in the classroom is highlighted.
(2007, 2000 words)
The paper examines the role of education in the post-modern world defining the concept of 'post-industrial' society, identifying its needs and features, reviewing the problems and threats facing schools in the UK and arguing the use of surveillance measures as a means of societal integration.
(2007, 1500 words)
The paper examines the concept of 'citizenship' in relation to 'British citizenship' reviewing critics' opinions about the UK policy over the last decades, discussing the position of the National Curriculum towards citizenship and addressing the issues of morals, political apathy, etc.
(2006, 7000 words)
The dissertation investigates progressive methods of education used in UK secondary schools reviewing the Education Manifestoes of the main political parties and discussing approaches to education developed by Summerhill, Montessori, Waldorf (Steiner), etc.
(2005, 1000 words)
The paper examines the challenges of lifelong learning reviewing related academic literature and discussing cognitive, physical and technological barriers to learning. Legal approaches to disability discrimination, old age learning, etc. are discussed.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper addresses the issues of teaching children with special educational needs (SEN) focusing on the effectiveness of including them in mainstream education. A review of academic approaches to inclusive education in SEN children is presented outlining the types of SEN, legislation related to SEN, the benefits and disadvantages of inclusion, the barriers to inclusion, teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward inclusion, etc.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper examines the differences in educational attainment between working class children and middle class children discussing the issues of social stratification, parental influences on children, the New Right doctrine in UK education, the notion of cultural capital, the failure of the ‘equal opportunity’ policy in education, etc.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper examines the changing status of universities reviewing their history in the UK and Australia and arguing whether they are still needed to create and provide knowledge in modern society. The benefits of adopting a market orientation are outlined; external and internal characteristics behind the choice of a university are discussed; the criticism of the institution’s entrepreneurial orientation is reviewed; the issue of intellectual property is addressed.
(2006, 3500 words)
The paper examines the attitudes and feelings of teachers towards children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) reviewing academic opinions on the effectiveness of including SEN children to all types of educational programmes and conducting a case study among teaches who had experience in dealing with disabled children. Research methods include sampling and qualitative analysis of primary data collected through questionnaires.
(2005, 2600 words)
This paper looks at the Department for education and Skills recent policy document for the Further Education sector. The 'Success for all' policy is outlined in its basics and the elements of its themes that relate to teachers are considered in more depth. Then it considers the discussion document that attempted to give service provider's etc with a chance to offer their opinions before the document was finalised. He details of these responses are considered, showing that although a considerable degree of support was given to the policy there was also a degree of caution voiced. Finally the DfES on reports as to the success are considered, specifically those aspects that relate to teachers. It is reported that considerable criticism now exists of the policy, particularly in relation to pay.
(2005, 2000 words)
This literature review focuses on educational achievement and the differences that are evident between boys and girls. A number of books and articles were examined, looking at the different research surrounding the topic. Approaches discussed within the paper are classroom research, class differences in gender and the biological differences between boys and girls.
(2005, 2000 words)
The paper examines the benefits of education in terms of financial and moral gain. An extensive review of literature shows various methods of estimating earnings on education, the effects of education on productivity, economic growth and human development.
(2004, 1000 words)
The paper dwells on the legal issues related to the sphere of public education, namely, the way high school students are exercising their First Amendment Rights. This is mostly related to protests against war, and issues of national concern, for example, high-stakes standardized testing. The paper shows that though the outcomes of these protests demonstrate that students rights are often dealt with subjectively by school administrations, students are not deterred from protesting despite possible negative outcomes. The author concludes that students exercising their freedoms have to face school administrations exercising their authorities.
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