Running Head: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATION.

Inequality, Poverty and Society in the Today's Education.

Cristian Eduardo Proao Reyes.
Yachay University of Experimental Technology and Research.
L6-001.
May 30, 2016

A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR EDUCATION.

Inequality, Poverty and Society in the Today's Education.

Is Education an overcoming way and eradication of peoples poverty and

inequality? A fundamental factor in the progress of a country is the preparation of their
human resources which gives many opportunities in their lives. In fact, education
children are at priority because the competition is hard if one is not correctly prepared,
thus it isnt easy to face difficulties in the future. The value of education is ingrained in
every tradition and culture in each country and into each society; an education based on
love, equality and justice forging men with ethical and moral values, able to serve
others. Finally, education is the training that develops intellectual, moral and emotional
peoples capacity according to the culture and norms coexistence society which people
belong.
Humanism should focus on the development of the child's self-concept, if the
child feels good about him or herself it is a positive start; learning is not an end in itself;
it is the means to progress towards the pinnacle of self-development, in other terms
'Self-actualization'. According to Dubois (1921) The color line divides us still. This is
an issue that started in the 21st century, and evidence has shown its greatest effects in
education. For people of all backgrounds the allocation of opportunity in a society that
is becoming ever more dependent on knowledge and education is a source of great
anxiety and concern.
Education has always been an issue to be dealt with in society as it is complex
and tries to reconcile the individuals interests with the social world. According to Marx
"the school should be unique, free, universal, and compulsory" (Seron: 2002: 79) and

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Durkheim says need as much for (both) homogeneity and social equality as diversity",
consequently school is unique, because schools must teach the same to a child living in
a city with high economic values, as another child who lives in a neighborhood
marginalized on the outskirts of a city. They should teach the same but not in the same
way since the children living in the city do not have the level of marginalization that
children have in the outer parts of the city. According to Durkheim "every society has
the education that corresponds, depending on their political, moral and religious
organization" (Seron, 2002: 84).
The concept of equity and social justice is very important because it allows the
sustainable development of a country. When we talk about equity we can refer to equal
opportunities for people, opportunities for access to services such as education and basic
services that have a direct impact on their quality of life. We define equity like equal
rights of access to education, employment opportunities, information, public services
and cultural activities. The fair access to these services is a fundamental requirement for
the eradication of poverty, which is often a generated product of inequality. (Durkheim,
1895).
In conclusion, the educational system is a resource that has the support of other
social institutions, from which it helps smaller ones to be developed and come to have
customs and thoughts by which it governs society, the goal is to reach a relationship
between equals, defending individual differences and recognizing the contributions that
the different groups of gender, class, ethnic and cultural conduct. Furthermore education
improve the levels of equity/fairness or equal opportunities of a country as this depends
on the economic development of the person in adulthood, because this guarantees
likewise a society that will have less economic inequalities in the future and that

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everyone can access it without restriction. Finally I conclude that the aim of educational
policy should be to expand people's capabilities, whereby we should use humans rights
strategically.

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History. London. Academic Press.
2. Seron, J. (2002). Popular culture, cultural resistance, as critical adult education. United
State. Science.
3. Durkheim, E. (1895). Las formas elementales de la vida. Madrid: Alianza] Paris, PUF.
Edition de Minuit.
4. Aupperlee, J., & Geraghty, N. (2015,). School Psicology Program, Michigan State
University. https://www.msu.edu/course/cep/886/Writing/page1.htm
5. Dubois, E. (1921). An Introduction to the Study of Education. Bartebly.