postmodernism + education

Question 1

postmodernism ?

Answer 1

concerned with exploring how society is more diverse and media saturated and allows individuals much more freedom of a choice than in the previous modern society

Question 2

sociologists ?

Answer 2

• baudrillard
• lyotard

Question 3

baudrillard?

Answer 3

believes in terms of education he argues that schools ate also part of this consumerist movement as schools market themselves giving their parents a choice in terms of their children education leading to a wide variety of school options in society today

Question 4

lyotard?

Answer 4

argued that education should move away from teaching singular messages or truths and that is should embrace diversity and encourage critical thinking.

Question 5

individualised learning?

Answer 5

postmodernists argue that education has become more individualised, therefore there must be a learner centred approach with teachers planning learner pathways that cater for each leaners career path and goals