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  • Module 9: Education

    Eight girls graduating from college in their gowns, with their backs turned toward the camera
    Figure 1.1 Students who do graduate from college are likely to begin a career in debt. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Dooley/Flickr)

    Introduction
     
    "What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves" (Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed). David Simon, in his book Social Problems and the Sociological Imagination: A Paradigm for Analysis (1995), points to the notion that social problems are, in essence, contradictions—that is, statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another. Consider then, that one of the greatest expectations in U.S. society is that to attain any form of success in life, a person needs an education. In fact, a college degree is rapidly becoming an expectation at nearly all levels of middle-class success, not merely an enhancement to our occupational choices. And, as you might expect, the number of people graduating from college in the United States continues to rise dramatically.

    Module Objectives 


    At the end of this module, students will be able to:

         1. Identify differences in educational resources around the world. (CLO.4)

         2. Describe the concept of universal access to education. (CLO.4)

         3. Define manifest and latent functions of education. (CLO.4)

         4. Explain and discuss how functionalism, conflict theory, feminism, and interactionism view education issues. (CLO.3,4)

         5. Identify and discuss historical and contemporary issues in education. (CLO.4)


    Module Activities 


    Below is an outline of the items for which you will be responsible throughout the module.

     READ

    DUE: Early in the module

    Read the following early in the week to help you respond to the discussion questions and to complete your assignment(s).

    Introduction

         1.  Read the introduction.  (MO 1)

    Required Textbook Readings and Resources

         2.  Chapter 10 in our textbook(MO 1,2,3,4,5)

         3Watch the following videos: (MO 4) 

     DISCUSS

    Respond to the discussion prompts and questions by the due dates outlined in the assignment.  You should contribute your first post no later than Day XX. Then, follow up on the posts of your classmates and faculty and respond to your own posts by Day XX.

         4. Module 9 Discussion– (MO 2,4,5) DUE: Post Day X, Replies Day - XX

       

     SUBMIT

    Submit your completed assignment by Day XX of this module.  For detailed instructions on completing each assignment, see the associated course page.

    1. Module 9 Discussion. - (MO 2,4,5) DUE: Day XX

    Note the checkboxes to the right that help you track your progress: some are automatic, and some are manual. 



    Module Pressbooks Resources and Activities

    You will find the following resources and activities in this module on the Pressbooks website. Click on the links below to access or complete each item.