2. Consensus: New Right

Question 1

what is new right theory

Answer 1

uses functionalist ideas and applies them in a political perspective
Margaret Thatcher’s rein 1979-90
promotes nuclear family and social control, stability and gender role socialisation. gave consequences of disobeying the rules

Question 2

what is left wing ideology

Answer 2

labour
working class support
Kier Starmer
increase tax on rich to give to poor

Question 3

what is right wing ideology

Answer 3

conservative
Kemi Badenock
rich stay rich while poor get poorer

Question 4

who is in the middle of left and right

Answer 4

liberal democrats

Question 5

what is minimal state intervention

Answer 5

government shouldn’t get involved
take a step back

Question 6

what is market based approach

Answer 6

everyone is in competition with one another

Question 7

what did Chubb and Moe 1993 believe

Answer 7

parents should change educational instituions, not the state. school must be flexible, adapt to the needs of the public
max governance from local authorities

Question 8

what is the best school to support Chubb and Moe

Answer 8

private schools, flexible and adapt to what parents ask

Question 9

what do the New Right provide to show school status

Answer 9

league tables t0 facilitate market ideas
raise standards, make schools work harder and close unfit schools

Question 10

what marketisation

Answer 10

schools to become more business-like and act on the principles of supply and demand

Question 11

what is parentocracy

Answer 11

rule by parents. decisions made about schools based on parental opinions

Question 12

Criticise how parental choice will create ineqaulities

Answer 12

parents who can’t access league tables may be at a disadvantage and less informed

Question 13

Criticise how results are not the most important part of education

Answer 13

dependant on the family, but they are right now unless you know people. you can still get place without them though

Question 14

Criticise why fee paying schools do better

Answer 14

high fees means providing better education and give children the best chance in life, with better opportunities

Question 15

what is the most important stat on a league table

Answer 15

progress 8

Question 16

what is progress 8

Answer 16

how many grades you achieve higher than what you are predicted

Question 17

how does marketisation affect schools

Answer 17

happy to show school before results, confident in choices. do not need to rely on results bc actual school is so nice
many extras and best academic abilities

Question 18

how do selection policies impact schools

Answer 18

entrance exams will detect the best students to get them the best grades
boarding schools will take whoever can pay the most money
increases talent pool, less emphasis on sport, but academic is the judgement

Question 19

how would they criticise participation awards

Answer 19

removes drive and determination to be the best and win, ambition to achieve

Question 20

why are the shared values criticised

Answer 20

very left wing ideas, or culturally. not giving children a rounded idea. radical ideas that don’t reflect parents views

Question 21

why is creating parentocracy a good ideas

Answer 21

value consensus is set by parents, so could be culturally relevant not politically mainstream/

Question 22

what is the problem with competition in education

Answer 22

the losers are the children, and this is not fair

Question 23

what is the main idea of the new right

Answer 23

if you put the effort in, you get good results and then can be awarded, the opposite is true. no attention for other end

Question 24

what is theoretically the new right’s plan

Answer 24

everyone fights for their own achievements and to be rewarded

Question 25

what is wrong with the new right’s plan

Answer 25

the fear of failure is fundamentally important in realistic life