PostModernism Flashcards
What is a key characteristic of Postmodernism in education?
Diverse and flexible approaches
Reflects changes and centralization, such as the National Curriculum.
According to Usher et al, how is adult education characterized in Postmodernism?
Integrated with leisure and life, blurring boundaries
Education is no longer a separate institution.
What impact have budget cuts had on adult education?
Reduced availability of evening classes
This affects accessibility for adult learners.
What do Morrow and Torres emphasize regarding society in education?
Society is more diverse; education reproduces and legitimizes inequalities
These inequalities include ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.
Which approach do Morrow and Torres criticize in their analysis of education?
The class-first approach
They consider factors that Marxists and functionalists do not.
Fill in the blank: In Postmodernism, education is seen as _______ with various aspects of life.
integrated
True or False: Postmodernism in education supports a centralized curriculum.
True
This is reflected in changes like the National Curriculum.
What types of inequalities do Morrow and Torres focus on in their sociological analysis?
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- Sexuality
They highlight how education legitimizes these inequalities.
What does the postmodernist perspective recognize in education?
The importance of intersectionality in the experience of education.
Intersectionality refers to the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, which can create overlapping systems of disadvantage or discrimination.
According to Haralambos and Holborn (2013), what do postmodernists exaggerate?
Changes in education.
This suggests that postmodernists may overstate the extent of diversity and choice in educational systems.
What trend do Haralambos and Holborn argue is occurring in education?
Greater centralisation in some aspects of education rather than diversity and choice.
Centralisation refers to the concentration of control and decision-making at a higher organizational level.
What do postmodernists ignore about education?
The way education is structured more like a business.
This implies that educational institutions may prioritize profit and efficiency over the needs and wishes of learners.
Fill in the blank: Postmodernists argue that education is increasingly structured like a _______.
business.
