Review Journal of Education and Social Science Research (RJESSR)
Social Efficiency and Social Reconstruction: A Critical Analysis
E-ISSN: 2437-3594
P-ISSN: 2447-6546
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/750
This is an article that deals with the two main ideologies in education; these are Social Efficiency and Social Reconstruction. Social efficiency is an ideology concerned with educative skills for employment while Social Reconstruction views education as a social problem and the necessity for change in society. This paper will critically examine these ideologies, their history, and what each of them prescribes for contemporary education. Other disparities in educational opportunities become discussed-especially in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities- along with the concept of "educational debt" and the difficulties of system reform.
Shaena Z. Jackson
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