Impact of Class and Gender on Educational Experiences since 1918

How have class and gender affected
educational experiences since 1918,
and has this changed over time?
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY- ESSAY...................................................................................................................3
Class and gender affect educational experienced since 1918, changed over time......................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
The society is categorized into several classes such as high, middle and lower or on the
basis of gender that is men and women. Gender differences in classroom results in discrimination
among boys and girls thereby problem in providing equal opportunities to all student to get
education. Social class and gender inequality within classroom have affected on education
experience of students. As students belonging to higher class can easily afford to get education
from higher school in order to enhance its existing skills and capabilities as compared to student
that belong to lower. Gender inequality has also resulted in provide better experienced to
students such as it resulted in more male educated as compared to female in society. So, this
report has highlighted crucial information pertaining related to impact of class and gender on
educational experience changed over time.
MAIN BODY- ESSAY
Class and gender affect educational experienced since 1918, changed over time
From the study, it has Britain society is segregated into several parts that is upper, middle
and lower that has affected on educational experienced since 1918. Class can be defined or
viewed as relationship with capital or distribution of power among different segment of people
living in society. The personal social class in Britain is mainly headed by the male that is head
of the household who take all crucial decision for the members. The Class and gender inequality
in terms of education is one of the biggest issue in society, as they are many children belonging
to lower class are unable to get education due to lack of money or availability of facilities (Cin,
2017). While the richer segments of society are able to get educated as they have more power,
money that helps them in affording the same to enhance their existing knowledge. Moreover,
there are gender inequalities which lead in providing fewer facilities to girls to get educated as
compared to boys. “Butler Act-1944” is one of the policies that contribute in studying the impact
of significant changes in class and gender effect education experienced. Likewise, this policy
promise “secondary education for all” thereby aims to remove inequality so that equal
opportunities are given to all to get educated. Thus, it emphasized on offering a free place to
students to learn or get education with involving extra cost. Furthermore, the act has attempted to
achieve the goal through raising school leaving age. At the same time, dividing the all -age
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