Education in the U.K. is characterized by a focus on practical and direct methods, utilizing technology to engage students in the learning process. Influential figures have shaped the educational landscape, including policymakers and reformers like John Major, Margaret Thatcher, and Michael Gove.
Their education have a very positive impact in the world, althought some teachers are not in favor of the use of so much technology in the classroom
Influential individuals in the field
Mark Carlisle
John Major
Kenneth Clarke
David Blunkett
Tony Blair
Michael Gove
Tim Brighouse
David Stow
Robert Owen
Roger Ascham
Margaret Tatcher
How information is transmitted
They have their own multimedia technology in the classroom, in the form of interactive white boards
How education in the U.K. compares to the world
The relation in the U.K. is intermediary, becouse in other countries the education is better
Education of the past, present, and future
Future: Technological innovations in education
Present: Globalization of education
Past: Educational Reform
Types of technologies used
Technology for higher education development
£ 50m was invested in 2004 for the technology to be implemented in the classroom
Interactive white boards
Purpose of education in the U.K.
Is a practical and direct education, with plenty use of technology to make the student enjoy and be interested in the learning process
Educational opportunities related to sex and socio-economic status
These policies and legislative frameworks were a result of campaigns by civil, ethnic and human rights through social movements and liberation, including the liberation of women or second-wave feminism
Through the Race Relations Act in 1976, issues of sex discrimination or racial education shifted the political agenda
Free Discrimination Act (SDA) 1975 prohibit sex discrimination in education