Assignment 4 2025
(Answer Guide) -
Due 30 July 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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ESC3701 Assignment 4 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due 30 July 2025
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UNISA, 2025
Contents
Question 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Diversity in School Context and its Impact on Classroom Practices .............................................. 2
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Body of the Essay .......................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Theoretical Perspectives on Diversity: Race, Class, and Gender ....................................... 3
2.2 Importance of Understanding Race, Class, and Gender for Classroom Practice ............. 4
2.3 Educational Examples to Illustrate Impact of Understanding Diversity ............................... 4
3. Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 5
4. Bibliography .................................................................................................................................... 6
Question 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 7
The Role of the School as a Social Institution: Functionalist and Conflict Theoretical
Perspectives............................................................................................................................................ 7
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 7
2. Body of the Essay .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 The Role of the School in Society ............................................................................................. 8
2.2 Functionalist Perspective on the Role of the School .............................................................. 8
2.3 Conflict Theorist Perspective on the Role of the School ....................................................... 9
2.4 Comparing Functionalist and Conflict Theorist Perspectives ............................................. 10
3. Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 11
4. Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 11