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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Class discrimination in education

Class discrimination in education

  • Educational snobbery
  • Socially divisive school systems
  • Active class prejudice in schools
  • Prejudicial treatment of lower class students

Nature

Some school systems may operate on the premise that intelligence and educational achievement are innately connected to a student's social class. Such assumptions are likely to hinder the social and educational growth of all students and instructors involved.

Broader

Denial of education to minorities
Presentable
Class consciousness
Presentable
Snobbery
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Denial of right to education
Excellent
Proliferation of private schools
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Menstrual disadvantage of women
Excellent

Related

Inadequate education of indigenous peoples
Presentable

Value

Snobbery
Yet to rate
Prejudice
Yet to rate
Overeducation
Yet to rate
Maltreatment
Yet to rate
Education
Yet to rate
Division
Yet to rate
Discrimination [D]
Yet to rate
Discrimination [C]
Yet to rate

Reference

Barton, Len and Walker, Stephen: Race, Class and Education

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #4: Quality EducationSustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Cybernetics » Systems
  • Education » Education
  • Education » Schools
  • Education » Students
  • Psychology » Behaviour
  • Society » Class, caste, elites
  • Society » Social
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E0779
    DOCID
    11507790
    D7NID
    149823
    Last update
    Jan 4, 2021