A-Level sociology- Feminist, Postmodern and Liberal perspectives on Education.

This is an AQA A-Level sociology lesson based on theories of education. This lesson covers, Feminism, Postmodernism and Liberal perspectives on education. There is a total of 9 slides and the lesson is aimed to fill 90 minites.

Included:
-starter activity, students should work out the missing words of statements. Recapping theories such as Marxism and the New Right.
-introduction to Feminism- getting students to think about what key terms they associate with this theory.
-explanation of what liberal, Marxist and radical feminists say about the education system.
-explanation of how the hidden curriculum operates and reproduced gender inequality (Heaton & Lawson 1996)
-reading task- students to fill in a sheet whereby they look at the hidden curriculum reproducing gender inequality in more detail. Reading is also included with this lesson.
-introduction to postmodernism and education- an explanation of what postmodernists say about society in general. The power point then goes on to explain the impact of social change and greater diversity on education.
-liberal perspectives on education- explanation on liberal principles and how they think the education system should be run. The lesson finishes with a documentary of summer hill which demonstrates a school that uses liberal principles. Youtube link is included.