Excerpt from Social Issues: Social Equality (for General Paper, English expository essay) There are 3 articles for your reading. The summarised version regarding inequality and promoting a more egalitarian society has been done for you. (my own points plus those from the article) Points to jump start discussion and for your own notes: 1. Inequality …
Excerpt from Digitising Education Key issues: Education and Technology, Digital Divide An excellent piece for Science and Technology, and education. Summary: South Korea is planning to digitise its entire educational curriculum by 2015. From 2015, all information will be taught to students using computers and other technological devices. The aim appears to be to eliminate …
Excellent articles on education. Please read carefully as the articles are nuanced and point to education and education policy beng extremely complex. For those of you interested in social issues, this is a must-read, if only for the international examples. It’s a pity that they shifted away from Asian education early in the piece! The …
Somewhat euro-centric, but a really good read on the causes and consequences of youth unemployment. In particular, you should be thinking about how to use this information in essays on youth in today’s world. The problems outlined here can also be used in global issues essays, especially with regard to global problems. http://www.economist.com/node/21528614
The pros and cons of web privacy and anonymity have been outlined in the latest handout. It should assist in drawing links and adding a social dimension to your sciene-related questions.
Latest readings are out: Issues covered What makes a global city? As more of mankind live in dense urban environments, what is the impact of globalisation and on society as whole? How does the UK riots reflect this?
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