The Sociological Detectives: DEA
In this sim students take the role of “sociological detectives” investigating the reasons for differential educational achievement. Broadly, the sim involves: identifying a range of theories that can be used to explain differential educational achievement across and within categories of class, gender and ethnicity. identifying and collecting evidence that can be used to test (support […]
Seven Sims in Seven Days: The Introduction
I’ve long been interested in the idea of using simulations (and games – see Disclaimer below) as teaching tools – there were a couple of online efforts I created many moons ago when the Internet was still young and frames seemed such a good idea: Education and Differential Achievement: The Sociological Detective was an attempt […]
Differential Educational Achievement: The Home, The School and Emotional Labour…
Explanations for differential educational achievement across different class, age, gender and ethnic categories are many, varied and complex, so it’s unlikely any single explanation taken out of the context of the lived experiences of different social groups can fully explain these differences. However, this is not to say it’s not a useful exercise to get […]