Key words: Student voice‚ democratic participation‚ egalitarianism‚ meritocracy‚ commodification‚ consumerism‚ post-modernism. 1 Every Child Matters ? In 2003‚ the Government published the green paper ‘Every Child Matters’ (ECM); this was published alongside the Climbie report (2003). The ECM (2003) emphasis’s four key themes: supporting families and careers‚ child protection‚ multi-agency collaboration‚ and ensuring that the people working with children are valued‚ rewarded and trained. The
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Crime and Deviance This essay will evaluate the Marxist theory that the ruling class in society decides the law and enforces it‚ to reflect their own interests. Marxism is a political and social system based on the ideas of Karl Marx (1818-83). Marxist criminology theories began in the 1970’s. According to Marxists‚ society is controlled by the ruling capitalist class. They believe that in a capitalist society‚ a small group of wealthy people (the bourgeoisie)‚ own the means of production‚ such
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In the article Differences in Employment Income of University Professors‚ Peter S. Li presents the results of a study conducted‚ which shows the pay gap between university professors Canada. Li’s goal in this paper is to uncover the factors that influence the earnings of university professors in Canada‚ and most importantly to determine the reasons behind these differences in earnings‚ such as gender or visible minority status. In finding the answers regarding pay gaps between university professors
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since its creation‚ and its human resources policy has been considered for a century one of the most sophisticated. It consists in a strong focus on human potential through executive development to the top ranks of the firm: this performance based meritocracy has made GE a “CEO factory” for the company and for all corporate America. In 2001‚ Jeff Immelt‚ the company’s new leader was faced with the problem of how to keep this talent machine humming. ________________________________________ In the
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school is rooted in the drive for the elite to “protect themselves through the removed location … [and] cultural institutions [such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art] to construct distinctions” (27). While this success thrived on aristocracy and meritocracy definitions of the elite alike‚ the experience for the students today is driven by the expectation to perform at their highest level. No
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organized by the state. Furthermore‚ Napoleon’s rule‚ while authoritarian‚ remained inclusive by emphasizing that people should be judged by their actions rather than their social class‚ another Enlightenment ideal. As a result‚ Napoleon set up a meritocracy‚ a system in which positions are based on a person’s qualifications instead of their status. Finally‚ while he made Catholic Church the preferred religion in the Concordat of 1801‚ he also held his consistent conviction of judging men according
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Educational Research and Review Vol. 4 (4)‚ pp. 111-116‚ April 2009 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ERR ISSN 1990-3839 © 2008 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper The implications of Nyerere’s theory of education to contemporary education in Kenya Joseph W. Nasongo1* and Lydiah L. Musungu2 2 Department of Educational Foundations‚ Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology‚ Kenya. Department of Educational Planning and Management‚ Masinde Muliro University of
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Examine some of the ways Marxists explain crime (12 marks) There are two main ways Marxist approaches to crime; traditional Marxism and Neo-Marxism. Traditional Marxists see capitalist society as divided into two classes; the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Like the functionalist’s view Marxism is a structural theory‚ whose function is the serve the ruling classes interests. Neo-Marxist’s share the view that capitalism is based on exploitation and inequality and the state enforces laws in the interests
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White Privilege Racism has been prevalent for centuries. And it has been an issue that requires action for just as long. Racism is defined as a system of advantage based on race. Due to this racism‚ white people are those that receive the greatest advantage. White privilege is the term given to that advantage. According to Peggy McIntosh‚ “white privilege is an invisible package of unearned assets” (McIntosh‚ 1). George Lipsitz similarly defined white privilege as “the unmarked category against
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Merit and Success are Related I believe in people who immigrate to America; they have the same dream-“American Dream.” The people who have the “American Dream” surely believe the U.S has meritocracy‚ which means they aware that there are plenty of opportunities to be successful in America if ones have good work ethic‚ put in their full effort to their careers‚ have an open-mind set‚ and willingly catch up with the newest technology‚ they can be successful. Unfortunately many people still stubbornly
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