so much poverty or the economic injustices that are done to not only the impoverished but those who have degrees and cannot find work even after finishing their degrees. Education and Policy and Accrediation Standards (EPAS) require social work educators to prepare new professionals to “Work towards social and economic justice” (FREY ET AL.). Studies showed that many welfare receipents faced considerable barriers to attending literacy and training programs due lack of transportation, child care…
the consciousness of inequities identified such as the unequal distribution of power and its impact on education, social, economic, and political life. These ideas of unequal distribution of power are all funnelling through education in terms of policies, curriculum, governance and teachers in schools. Schools can be seen as mini worlds and whatever is happening out there in society can have an impact on schools and what we do as teachers. Critical theory also allows the public to compare and…
full potential. In India, for example, efforts like the Right to Education Act or teacher performance incentives in Andhra Pradesh have been ambitious ideas. And yet, because they haven’t been informed by the needs of the communities they hope to address, many problems remain as they were. I’ve seen the inadequacies play out multiple times in real life and have felt helpless, which is why I hope an education from Teachers College will help me articulate my experiences in a way that will allow…
First, racist policies such as redlining made it easy for white, middle to upper class families to move to the suburbs and separate from African American and Latino populations. According to the article “How Redlining Led to Rioting”, “white society” is the idea that the…
Social inequality is the effect brought about by a society systematized by social status, gender and race where the rights and resources are not distributed equally. There is a wide range of ways in which social inequality is met, such as access to education, the amount of wealth or income of a person, cultural resources, being treated differently by judicial system and police, and so on. https://www.thoughtco.com/sociology-of-social-inequality-3026287 Researches of social structure make the…
the health of the communities in which they reside. The results of the pilot program indicate that housing is indeed essential to the decrease in stress and increase in positive outcomes for both mothers and their children. There is also a need to address women’s trauma along with hardships and stress. The authors state that “..to achieve equality in birth outcomes we must take on inequality in the lives of women and families.” While this is difficult the pilot program they discuss seems to be…
colonisation and the intergenerational trauma, using this theory ensures a safe environment and protects against re-traumatisation. This theory gives an understanding of their background and culture and focuses on “what happened to the child rather” then “what is wrong with the child”. (Wall, et al.,…
ascribe to women candidates certain stereotyped policy competencies and personality characteristics. In terms of gender linked personality traits, women candidates and officeholders are viewed as more compassionate, expressive, honest, and better able to deal with constituents than men” (Dolan 2013). Like in other studies women candidates are linked with being more interested in and more effective at dealing with issues such as “child care, poverty, education, women’s issues, and the…
increasingly drawn together through technology ease of travel (for some), and global economic integration, people are increasingly attempting to address global problems, such as poverty, violence, disease, terrorism, intolerance, climate change, and health issues, as global community. The idea that global change can be accomplished when humans work together to address large-scale problems that affect the quality of life for people across nations……
contribution and help, many people in poverty would have never understood the truth of hope and America could have collapsed at the hands of the devastating Great Depression. Furthermore, despite Eleanor Roosevelt’s accomplishments, Eleanor Roosevelt experienced a tough childhood consisting of many deaths and sorrows. Eleanor Roosevelt was orphaned by the age of ten and grew up shy and withdrawn as she lived with her grandmother. Having no one who truly understood her as a child, Eleanor…