Overview
Hello I would like guidance on the following assignment:::
Educational Experience
Introduction: This assignment will assist in your gaining a better understanding of the culture influence in society
This assignment fulfills/supports
Module Outcome: You will be able to recognize how education reproduces social inequality.
Course Outcome: You will be able to analyze social institutions, structures, and societal issues and how they may be related to a nation's culture and economy.
- General Education Competency
- You will be able to communicate effectively using the conventions of American Standard English in professional and academic environments.
- You will be able to demonstrate socialization skills that support cultural awareness and a global perspective.
- You will have used critical thinking to analyze problems and make logical decisions.
- The goal of this assignment is to examine policies and practices of the education system in two geographically separate cities using one of the three major sociological perspectives.
- Prompt:
1) Select a major city in the U.S. and examine its sister city ( outside the U.S.) from the list of sister cities provided under Resources
Share some geographic information on A) the U.S. city that you selected and B) its sister city (some of them have more than one city but, you are only required to investigate one sister city).
Where is the city located? Your sister city should be outside of the U.S
What is the population size and demographics?
- What language(s) is/are spoken?
What is the structure of the education system?
- Compare and contrast the educational practices and policies of the two cities. Analyze your findings on the education system using one of the major sociological perspectives.
- This link can be used to learn more about sister cities - What is a Sister City, from Wikipedia
- Use the following link to search for a sister city outside of the U.S.
- List of Sister Cities, listed Alphabetically by U.S. City
This assignment should follow standard 5 paragraph essay format. An introduction with a thesis, 2-3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. You should include your view on how one of the major sociological perspectives relates to the policies and practices of education of each city. This should be more than just stating the perspective and its definition.