Economic factors affecting education
Academic institutions, with few exceptions, constantly face financial challenges. All, even the most wealthy, depend on external elements for financial survival, including tuition payments provided by students and their families, funds from the government for operating expenses, research and training grants and contracts from a range of external agencies, charitable donations from alumni and foundations, and income-generating projects (including, for a few, intercollegiate athletics).
"Last week, a friend who lives on Sydney's lower north shore received a wanted-to-buy letter from a real estate agent. The agent had a client "who is currently looking to buy a 3-4 bedroom house in the North Sydney area". The potential purchasers have two requirements: first, "they are looking to spend $1.3 to $2 million". Second, they are "looking to move into the catchment area for North Sydney Demonstration School".
So the purchasers expect to spend up to $2 million on a house. Good luck to them. And they expect that taxpayers will fund the education of their children virtually free of charge at a well-regarded comprehensive government primary school. After that, the children would still be in the "catchment area" for one or more of the well-regarded government secondary schools on the lower north shore." ~ National Times
Homework - socioeconomic difference:
Some students may not have private space to work on their assignments or their homework, and they may not always have someone available for assistance. Other students may have their own computer, access to the internet, and many other resources than those students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
Economic differences - can affect the resources that are available in the home, such as computers, access to the internet and reading materials. single parents are often associated with economic differences because incomes in single-parent homes are often lower than those in two-parent homes.
Teachers will need to take into account the potential impact of cultural as well as socioeconomic differences when developing homework policies and practices.
Reference:
* O'Donnell, A. M., Dobozy E., Bartlett, B., Bryer, F., Reeve, J., Smith, J.K., (2010) Educational
Psychology + Istudy Version 1, (1st Australian ed.) John Wiley & Sons Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/welloff-get-a-free-ride-on-taxpayer-for-childrens-education-20120319-1vfni.html#ixzz280NybVt9
"Last week, a friend who lives on Sydney's lower north shore received a wanted-to-buy letter from a real estate agent. The agent had a client "who is currently looking to buy a 3-4 bedroom house in the North Sydney area". The potential purchasers have two requirements: first, "they are looking to spend $1.3 to $2 million". Second, they are "looking to move into the catchment area for North Sydney Demonstration School".
So the purchasers expect to spend up to $2 million on a house. Good luck to them. And they expect that taxpayers will fund the education of their children virtually free of charge at a well-regarded comprehensive government primary school. After that, the children would still be in the "catchment area" for one or more of the well-regarded government secondary schools on the lower north shore." ~ National Times
Homework - socioeconomic difference:
Some students may not have private space to work on their assignments or their homework, and they may not always have someone available for assistance. Other students may have their own computer, access to the internet, and many other resources than those students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
Economic differences - can affect the resources that are available in the home, such as computers, access to the internet and reading materials. single parents are often associated with economic differences because incomes in single-parent homes are often lower than those in two-parent homes.
Teachers will need to take into account the potential impact of cultural as well as socioeconomic differences when developing homework policies and practices.
Reference:
* O'Donnell, A. M., Dobozy E., Bartlett, B., Bryer, F., Reeve, J., Smith, J.K., (2010) Educational
Psychology + Istudy Version 1, (1st Australian ed.) John Wiley & Sons Australia
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/welloff-get-a-free-ride-on-taxpayer-for-childrens-education-20120319-1vfni.html#ixzz280NybVt9