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Historically, the purpose of formal schooling has centered on the transmission of knowledge from one generation to another. With the industrial revolution came the complex division of labour, resulting in new skill requirements for occupations. At the same time, education was used to transmit a national identity to pupils. Therefore, this academic writing is an attempt to explain in detail how the Zambian education system reinforces social stratification in society. In  sociology of education, social stratification is a concept involving the classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions; a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions. When differences lead to greater status, power or privilege for some groups over the other it is called Social Stratification. Modern society views education as an important societal resource and a means of achieving the goal of egalitarianism. Educatio...

Usefulness of Theories of Learning in the teaching and learning process. Theories of learning fill the pages of books related to education and classroom practice, with each one offering a different account of how people learn. This essay is aimed at discussing the usefulness of theories of learning in the teaching and learning process. Theories of learning place learners in a particular position and depending on the theory, the learning either happens to the learner by an outside force or it is something they do themselves as a result of internal processes or practice. Whilst this is not the only way in which a learner can learn, the majority of learning theories aim to lead pupils to the stage where they can use the learning tools they have acquired on their own to create their own learning. In addition, theories of learning have much to offer and their implications for teaching have much strength. At the same time, they do have many limitations and so it can be argued th...