Education theory

Education Education is a major social institution that helps transmit information, beliefs, and skills through formal training or teaching. Education plays a hug role across the world. Education is very universal. Functionalists believe that education contributes to society’s stability, solidarity, and well-being but does education benefit everyone? I have been able to better understand education through theories such as the functionalist theory and conflict theory. I have been able to learn…

that today’s world has been various and this variety should be reflected on educational system. Such alternation create new theories one of which is the Multiple Intelligences Theory, developed by Gardner in 1983. Howard Gardner state that all human beings have Multiple intelligences. These multiple intelligences can become fortified or neglected or weakened. In this theory, each individual has eight intelligences musical, visual, verbal, logical, bodily, interpersonal,…

2.1.3 The Use of MI Theory in Education Since Gardner proposed his Multiple Intelligences Theory in his book, Frames of Mind in 1983, a great majority of educators have been applying it in education. They have considered the idea of multiple intelligences as a ‘powerful medicine’ for the shortcomings that are existent in the educational system. Whether they used it as a teaching approach, method or strategy or as an assessment tool, they agreed on that instruction should be tailored according to…

In the eighteenth century, education became a main priority of the American Federal Government. After the Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787, each town was required to establish a public school for children. Later, in 1852, the Federal Government passed a law mandating all children to attend primary school. Although these events made it possible for many more to attend school, the of education during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was not sufficient. This issue was recognized by Horace…

cannot overindulge their children, denial must be a part of their upbringing and children must obey these concepts . While Locke acknowledges the non-rational side to individuals, he contends mastery of desires it vital to the objective of moral education. According to Locke, “Children should be used to submit their Desires, and go without their Longings, even…

world. Ritzer (2015. P.1) coined the term ‘McDonaldization’ and defined it as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world.” The theory consists of various dimensions which has allowed McDonalds to succeed, these dimensions include efficiency, calculability, predictability and control (Ritzer, p.14). However according to Weber, these dimensions are considered to be part of the…

intentional special education teacher, Betty retains a good educational philosophy. She believed that all children, regardless of his or her condition, should attempt to give their all in all that they do. She states that “all children are given equal opportunity when it comes to education”. Betty believes that all teachers, regardless their title, should hold students accountable for their failure, in addition to praise them for their achievements. Betty’s theory on education is that all…

The world encompasses many different cultures, which governs way of living. Culture is defined as the characteristics that mutually make up societies or groups of people identified by beliefs, behaviours and customs. Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of social reproduction formed from culture studies created the concept cultural capital. Divided into three types of cultural capital aspects embodied, objectified and institutionalised state all contributing to shaping lifestyles and individuals. Presence,…

Sanders, D, P. & Mccutcheon, G. (1986). Journal of Curriculum and Supervision. The Development of Practical Theories of Teaching, 2(1), 50-67. This journal suggests ways for turning practical knowledge into usable forms into teaching, and how it might be enhanced to develop learning, rather than being simply theoretical knowledge. Sanders and McCutcheon (1986) says “Unavoidably teaching is active, intentional value-laden work. It is demanding physically, emotionally and mentally.” The authors…

Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century by authors Altbach, P., Gumport, P., and Berdahl, R. (2011) and Organizational Theory in Higher Education by Manning, K. (2012) have given greater knowledge and understanding of the American higher education issues and organizational theories. Altbach et al. (2011) stated, higher education institution have changed and adapted to new circumstances, with the most significant changes occurring in curriculum and diversity (p. 16). Organizational theory…