Social Science Issues In Education

16.4 Issues And Problems In Education – Sociology Open …

Schools1 hours ago WebEducational achievement, and its relationship with socioeconomic background, is one of the enduring issues in educational research. The influential …

1. Schools and Inequality. Earlier we mentioned that schools differ greatly in their funding, their conditions, and other aspects. Noted author and education critic Jonathan Kozol refers to these differences as “savage inequalities,” to quote the title of one of his books (Kozol, 1991).
2. School Segregation. A related issue to inequality in the schools is school segregation. Before 1954, schools in the South were segregated by law (de jure segregation).
3. School Vouchers and School Choice. Another issue involving schools today is school choice. In a school choice program, the government gives parents certificates, or vouchers, that they can use as tuition at private or parochial (religious) schools.
4. Single-Sex Schools and Classes. Before the late 1960s and early 1970s, many colleges and universities, including several highly selective campuses, were single-sex institutions.
5. School Violence. The issue of school violence won major headlines during the 1990s, when many children, teachers, and other individuals died in the nation’s schools.

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