In this episode Ken and Kenton discuss the topics of policy, politics, school funding & school choice. Kenton looks at the concept of the 'State', Ken discusses performance pay, and in The Quiz, Kenton gets asked hard questions about Australia's strange school funding model.

The Policy and Politics Episode

The Sociology of Ed Pod is an education podcast that supplements other types of online learning for University of Wollongong students during COVID-19. It's part of the School of Education subject EDFE401 - Educational Foundations: Sociology and Cultural Studies of Education. In each episode Ken and Kenton look at a new aspect of the Sociology of Education, particularly as they relate to teacher education for primary teachers in the Australian state of New South Wales. The pod has three segments in each episode: Concept Corner, Insights and The Quiz.

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In this episode Ken and Kenton discuss the topics of policy, politics, school funding & school choice. Kenton looks at the concept of the 'State', Ken discusses performance pay, and in The Quiz, Kenton gets asked hard questions about Australia's strange school funding model. 

In this episode Ken and Kenton discuss the topic of gender and sexuality. Kenton looks at the difference between gender and sex, Ken discusses gender socialisation and sex-role stereotyping, and in The Quiz, Kenton wonders about the gender pay gap between female and male architects.

The Gender and Sexuality Episode

In this episode Ken and Kenton discuss the topic of cultural identity, ethnicity, inclusion and exclusion. Kenton looks at the difference between society and culture, Ken discusses connectedness and in The Quiz, Kenton confronts racism in Australia.

The Cultural Identity Episode

In this episode Ken and Kenton discuss the topic of social class, habitus, capital and advantage. Kenton looks at capitals, Ken discusses the Hidden Curriculum and in The Quiz, Kenton ponders how many questions a person needs to get right to earn a box of Golden Gaytimes.

The Social Class Episode

An introduction to the podcast series in EDFE401. 

The Policy and Politics Episode

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