s of racism and bullying.
The economics of education involve the provision for publicly financed education in maintained schools in England. Tony Edwards (2002) writes that maintained schools were promoted by the Conservative Party of England and emphasized traditional values and a traditional curriculum (Edwards, 2002). Funding has been the responsibility of local councils that have designated responsibility as local education authorities (LEAs). Most publicly funded schools are maintained by LEAs, or LEAs and a founding body, such as a religious organization. Sally Lubeck (2001) writes that there are at least 25 different types of group-based and home-based services sponsored by local education authorities. Local education authorities finance educational programs partly from locally raised revenue, and partly from general grants received from central government via the Department for Education and Skills (Lubeck, 2001).
Technological forces influencing educational changes in the education in England surround the need to create a technologically literate workforce. Schools introduce students to computer technology at an early age. Students are expected to use technology throughout their academic careers.
Cultural factors that affect educational change in England involve the fact that England is becoming a multi-racial and multicultural society. Therefore, it is imperative that students learn to value this diversity and to respect cultural differences as well as recognize cultural similarities. Schools are dealing with this cultural change by creating curriculum that teaches tolerance and acceptance of differences in language, religion and culture.
What is the variety of educational pedagogies in this system of Early Childhood Education?
A working definition of a pedagogy that this is a theory of teaching and learning encompassing aims, curriculum content and methodology. Education in England is characterized by i...