PolSoc - Introduction & Topic One (P&D in Schools)

Question 1

What Key Thinker do you associate with ‘problem-posing education’

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 2

· The Education Act of 1998 expressed in law a commitment to adequate education for all citizens.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Prof. Lundy developed the ladder for participation in relation to models of participation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Give one example of a school policy most associated with non-safety rules?

Accepted Answer

School Uniform, Admissions Policy

Question 5

The following key concepts are typically associated with 'right wing' politics

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Those who are least powerful to assert their rights can be ignored or treated unjustly (e.g. carers, children etc)

Accepted Answer

Kathleen Lynch

Question 7

Tokenism (often used to refer to student voice in schools) means?

Accepted Answer

Giving the appearance of including student voice in decision making

Question 8

What is the Political Compass?

Accepted Answer

A quadrant to assess political Leanings using economics/social policies

Question 9

What Key Thinker do you associate with the following cartoon/contemporary media?

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 10

What Key Thinker do you associate with the Banking Concept of Education

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 11

What is the Social Contract?

Accepted Answer

The agreement between the powerful and less powerful

Question 12

The following school is an example of a democratic school

Accepted Answer

The Sudbury School Wicklow, Summerhill School UK

Question 13

What supranational convention focusses on Children's rights specifically

Accepted Answer

UNCRC

Question 14

What Key Thinker do you associate with critical consciousness or conscientization?

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 15

"The life of man [is] solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short"

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 16

‘The greatest humanistic and historical task of the oppressed is to liberate themselves and their oppressors as well’

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 17

Revolution is justified when the government no longer enjoys the consent of the people

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 18

"The State of nature it is one of perfect equality, perfect liberty, and ruled by the Law of Nature"

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 19

What Key Thinker do you associate with the following cartoon/contemporary media?

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 20

What is the State of Nature?

Accepted Answer

How humans behave if there was no organised society

Question 21

Which Key Thinker (from the 4 below) is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 22

Which Key Thinker (from the 4 below) is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

Kathleen Lynch

Question 23

What is one of the main differences between Harts Ladder for Participation and Lundy's analysis?

Accepted Answer

Lundy takes a non-hierarchical approach to participation

Question 24

Article 12 of the UNCRC says that Governments who ratify have to find ways to get children and young people’s views

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Who is the current Minister for Education (7/12/20)

Accepted Answer

Norma Foley

Question 26

Which Key Thinker do you associate with analysing how the Irish education system has excluded the Travelling Community

Accepted Answer

Kathleen Lynch

Question 27

"The state is thus a powerful and terrifying construct, but is necessary"

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 28

What Key Thinker do you associate with 'culture circles'

Accepted Answer

Paolo Freire

Question 29

What is Power?

Accepted Answer

“The ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way”

Question 30

Give one example of a school policy most associated with safety rules?

Accepted Answer

Code of Conduct, Child Protection Policy

Question 31

What Key Thinker do you associate with the following cartoon/contemporary media?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 32

What PolSoc key thinker would you associate with this image?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 33

"We are all equal in the state of nature, then no one person can assume control over the others"

Accepted Answer

John Locke

Question 34

The following key concepts are typically associated with 'left wing' politics

Accepted Answer

True

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