diversity – UWS BA ePDPs

Sustainable Development – Diversity

Diversity within learning for sustainability refers to both biodiversity and cultural diversity. Considering cultural diversity in a primary school setting is essential for meeting the following outcomes: I can gather and use information about forms of discrimination against people in societies and consider the impact this has on people’s lives. SOC 2-16b I can discuss … Continue reading Sustainable Development – Diversity

Societies and Lifestyles – Week 4 – 6/2/2017

Inclusion and Equality (Disability) This week we continued to build upon the knowledge we had gained from last week’s session on Equality and Inclusion. However, this week had more of a slant towards Inclusion and Equality for disabled people in the workplace and in society. We began by working with others to begin a […]

Society and Lifestyle – Inclusion and Diversity

The last two society and lifestyle inputs have focused on Inclusion and Diversity. Two weeks ago, in the Society and Lifestyle module we addressed the question what does ‘Inclusion and Diversity’. In the lecture, we explored the definitions of the words ‘inclusion’ and ‘diversity’ and the impact this has within communities. I found this very interesting however I … Continue reading Society and Lifestyle – Inclusion and Diversity →

Inclusion and Diversity – Focus on Disability

During this input we focused on having an understanding of what disability is, the importance of having awareness of disability and how this impacts on society. I feel that as a student teacher I should have a brief knowledge about … Continue reading →

Societies and Lifestyles – Week 2 – 23/1/17

Week 2 – Religion, Culture and ‘Unchurched Spiritualties‘ Today was another huge learning curve for me. The lecture, independent task and tutorial were very fact based with a lot of knowledge and analysis to process. In the beginning we spoke how some people require religion as a sense of identity. It gives them a […]

Religion, Society & Diversity

In the first lecture in the Society and Lifestyles module today, the concept of Religion was introduced. Religion is a complex topic which is not easily defined, however there are a number of common characteristics found within different religions – as detailed in Ninian Smart’s phenomenology of religion; a multi-dimensional approach. Having (begrudgingly!) studied …

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