Postmodernist View Flashcards
1
Q
Main view
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Don’t like universalising education systems - if there is no one truth then it’s inappropriate to have a one size fits all ed system
2
Q
Modernist education
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Is oppressive - students give up their freedom for 14 years to improve life chances, but doesn’t work for everyone
3
Q
Usher and Thompson (1997):
A
Modernist ed: controlled by state, one size fits all, fixed in time, teacher led
PM: controlled by communities, diverse, flexible in time and space, active learners e.g. Summerhill School
