30 Questions
According to sociologists, how do they view knowledge?
As problematic
What do sociologists and philosophers emphasize about knowledge?
The social basis of knowledge
According to constructionism, how is knowledge produced?
By communities of like-minded scientists
What does constructionism imply about truth and knowledge?
Truth is relative to the individual
According to Michael F.D. Young, what did he focus on?
The social construction of knowledge
Which country focused on the war in the Pacific rather than in Europe or North Africa?
Japan
According to Foster and Nicholls, how did the US textbooks portray America's entry into the war?
As being decisive to the outcome
What do governments across the globe see education as linked to?
Economic growth
What does the New Right emphasize in education?
Efficiency and value for money
What is a knowledge economy based on?
Intellectual skills
According to Young, how did he view the curriculum?
As a socially constructed area of investigation
What is the postmodernist perspective on knowledge?
Knowledge is relative and limited
According to Lyotard, how is knowledge defined in different cultures?
Knowledge is defined in different ways by different cultures
What is the postmodernist perspective on the task of education under modernity?
Education should teach many different things and accept different truths
According to Moore, what is his criticism of the claim that all truth is relative?
There must be one truth that is not relative
Which organization campaigns for and promotes gender equality in education in Africa?
FAWE
According to the text, what is one of the factors perpetuating the imbalance in girls' participation and performance in Mathematics, Science, and Technology subjects in sub-Saharan Africa?
Cultural practices and attitudes
Which model was developed by FAWE to increase and sustain access, interest, participation, and performance of girls in STEM subjects at all levels?
STEM model
According to Andre Spicer (2016), what does he argue about the knowledge economy?
It is largely a myth
What does Reynolds (1991) argue about the construction of knowledge from a feminist perspective?
Gender is highly significant
According to Young, areas of the curriculum or individual subjects have high status if they are:
Taught in same-ability sets or groups
According to Young, educational knowledge is stratified or ranked on four dimensions. Which one of the following is NOT one of those dimensions?
Whether it emphasizes individual rather than group assessment
According to Reynolds, the distinction between 'academic' subjects and 'non-academic' subjects is based on a division between
Mental labor and manual labor
Young and his associates argue that people in positions of power define what is seen as valued knowledge in order to
Maintain the established order
According to the text, cultural relativism suggests that
All knowledge is equally valid and valuable
According to Dale Spender, feminist sociologists argue that educational knowledge is defined 'from a white "male" perspective whereby the achievements, struggles and even existence of women is omitted from the picture'.
Educational knowledge is defined from a white male perspective.
- According to Dale Spender, who largely controls education?
Men
- What does Dale Spender argue about the content of the school curriculum?
It is biased towards men's achievements.
- According to Dale Spender, how are women's knowledge and experiences portrayed in education?
As insignificant and unimportant
- What perspective does Dale Spender examine the school curriculum from?
A feminist perspective
Exploring the Impact of Culture on Textbook Content: Take this quiz to test your knowledge on the influence of culture on the content of history textbooks. Discover the findings of Stuart Foster and Jason Nicholls as they analyzed popular history textbooks and their connection to culture.
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