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Education - Coggle Diagram
Education
Main functions of education
Method of socialisation
An agent of social control
Education cultivates communication, responsibility, respect, punctuality, leadership and team skills, etc
Schools are agents of social control: children learn expected patterns of behaviour by keeping school rules, e.g. doing homework
Formal programmes (SPHE, CSPE) teach respect for self and for others
Education and a child’s development
Education contributes to a child’s development in the following ways.
Physical development
Development of skills, e.g. dexterity, hand-eye coordination, through activities; physical skills developed through subjects, e.g. PE, games, home economics, art.
Emotional development
Children learn to be sensitive to others and less selfish.
Education helps children develop empathy for others.
Children mature in their feelings.
Some subjects develop emotional skills, e.g. SPHE, RSE.
Intellectual development
Promoted through subjects and extra-curricular activities.
Challenges are provided through homework, assignments and exams.
Pupils are motivated to achieve academically.
Moral development
Encouraged through the school’s ethos, values and mission statement.
Students are expected to uphold the school’s code of behaviour.
Morality is explored through subjects e.g. RE, SPHE, CSPE, Home Economics, etc.
Education as preparation for work
Students learn basic skills, e.g. numeracy, literacy, etc.
Students develop qualities valued in the workplace, e.g. respect for authority, punctuality, trustworthiness, responsibility, self-discipline, etc.
Work experience provided in Transition Year and Leaving Certificate Applied gives students knowledge of specific careers.
Variety in programmes encourages students to achieve their full potential.
State exams focus students on different career paths.
Factors that influence educational achievement
Child’s ability: both inherited and attained abilities.
Parents’ attitude to school and level of education.
Family size: parents may not have time to spend helping with homework, larger families may be unable to afford third-level education.
Home environment: attitudes, norms and values transmitted in the home; poor housing affects performance; poor nutrition increases risk of ill health and absenteeism.
Local environment: value placed on education in the local community, local employment/unemployment rates.
School environment: quality of leadership, relationships, amenities, class size, discipline.
Peer group attitude: determines participation and work ethic.
Educational provision – the Irish education system
Pre-school.
Primary.
Secondary.
Third-level.
Fourth-level.
Adult/second-chance.
Special needs.
Equality of opportunity in education
Gender inequality
socio-economic status
Social disadvantage
Leaving school early.