Race Culture Diversity - Reflections on Issues Relating...

Many issues have been introduced and discussed in regards to race, culture and diversity, and their impact on children and society. In the attached journal I have recorded some of the subjects we discussed in group sessions such as: British Empire Legacy, Equal Opportunities, Post Code Culture, Ethnic Minorities, Sex Education, Legislations, and the Traveller Community. I have also included other interesting issues that I came across and thought to be relevant to this module. For the purpose of this reflective statement on the module and journal, I will focus further on and discuss the education of children in the traveller community, and inequalities in the representation of race and cultures in the media. The right to education is a†¦show more content†¦They may also have to deal with prejudice and bullying from the other children in the school. These uncomfortable situations often lead the children to leave education early and join the family trade, where they feel more at ease and comfortable (Reynold, 2003). These children are the lowest attaining amongst all Ethnic Minority groups. Many travellers are still very much a part of circuses and fairgrounds. Many still live in trailers and do not want static homes, which also makes it difficult to get them to integrate as they will not join in with settled society as they have a nomadic lifestyle (Tait, 2004). Tait (2004) reports that travellers have the lowest level of educational attainment of any ethnic group. They have low attendance rates and are often taught informally by family members. Though distant learning has been introduced to help integrate the traveller community and give their children an education, access is still a big factor. The DfEE (1998) report on Traveller Education found as many as 10,000 Traveller children who were not even registered with a school. Travelling often means children are not able to settle into one school, which undermines their educational progress, with the main issues identified by Bhopal (2004) being, underachievement, racism and bullying. Not being a member of the majority group can play a vital role in your development,Show MoreRelatedStrategic Marketing Management337596 Words   |  1351 Pagesadequacy Cost problems Marketing orientation Planning orientation 536 536 539 549 551 551 553 555 565 576 585 587 589 589 593 610 624 625 627 627 627 642 648 652 664 667 677 679 679 680 684 688 690 697 703 711 x CONTENTS 16.10 Organizational issues 16.11 17 Summary 713 721 723 725 725 726 728 734 747 757 762 765 767 767 767 798 809 811 813 853 Management control – 1 17.1 Learning objectives 17.2 Introduction to control 17.3 Control defined 17.4 Basic control concepts 17.5 Responsibility