Definitions

Question 1

What does Prevent Strategy mean?

Answer 1

Strategy to reduce religious extremism.

Question 2

What is vocational education?

Answer 2

Combination of work experience and college based learning.

Question 3

What is parentocracy?

Answer 3

When parents have more choice and power in the education system.

Question 4

What are league tables?

Answer 4

Public display of school results.

Question 5

What is Sure Start?

Answer 5

Policy that helps support children in deprived area.

Question 6

What is marketistation?

Answer 6

When a school is run like a business.

Question 7

What is privatisation?

Answer 7

The process of bringing private companies into education.

Question 8

What is OFSTED?

Answer 8

An organisation that measures the success of schools.

Question 9

What is secondary socialisation?

Answer 9

Teaching of norms and values that happens in education.

Question 10

What is ‘society in miniature’?

Answer 10

Education mimics wider society. Preps pupils for it.

Question 11

What is social solidarity?

Answer 11

When society works better and is united.

Question 12

What is role allocation?

Answer 12

Most talented people given correct occupation to suit their ability and help society function.

Question 13

What is the organic analogy?

Answer 13

Idea that society is like the human body.

Question 14

What are particularistic values?

Answer 14

When children are treated as special and individual within home.

Question 15

What are universalistic values?

Answer 15

When everyone is treated the same outside of the home.

Question 16

What does ‘sift and sort’ mean?

Answer 16

Pupils are sorted in terms of ability to ensure most talented get most important jobs.

Question 17

What are specialist skills?

Answer 17

People are trained to take on specific roles and occupations within society.

Question 18

What is meritocracy?

Answer 18

Everyone has an equal chance to succeed regardless of class/gender/age etc.
Achievement is based on own effort and ability.

Question 19

What is consumer choice?

Answer 19

Education should be a choice for people who pay for it.

Question 20

What is economic capital?

Answer 20

Greater wealth allows m/c parents to get their children into the best schools.

Question 21

What is social capital?

Answer 21

m/c parents can use social connections to give their children the best education.

Question 22

What is the national curriculum?

Answer 22

Set of guidelines for what is taught at school.

Question 23

What is cultural capital?

Answer 23

Knowledge, skills and taste of m/c that helps them succeed in education.

Question 24

What is the correspondence principle?

Answer 24

Schools mimics work. Preps pupils for world of work.

Question 25

What does ISA mean?

Answer 25

Tool used by state to spread particular ideology.

Question 26

What does the myth of meritocracy mean?

Answer 26

Education system isn’t fair or equal. Makes individuals blame themselves for failure

Question 27

What is legitemisation (Althusser)?

Answer 27

Education justifies inequality by saying its inevitable.

Question 28

What is the hidden curriculum?

Answer 28

Things we learn in school which aren’t taught directly.