Diversity And Choice (parentocracy, Marketisation, Competition)

Question 1

For

Answer 1

Tory(79-97): new vocationalism (increased diversity of routes into education), ERA marketisation/parentocracy (pick school based on performance). City technology colleges. New labour (97-10) city academies, curriculum 200s (range of subjects), 14-19 new diploma (route into HE). Coalition (10-15) free schools, adaptation and expansion of academies. Tory (15-present) expansion of grammar, continuation of free schools and academies

Question 2

Against

Answer 2

2. Choice is an illusion: national curriculum and sats (no choice over what is learnt), also Miller. 4. Class inequality(Marxists)- bourdieu and gerwitz 6. Ethnic inequality: Byrne, raey and Lucy. 8. Choice is an illusion- wragg

Question 3

Miller

Answer 3

Choice in schools is an illusion, poorer pupils have less choice as can’t move/travel to better schools. Academically selective and faith schools have lower proportions of fsm and ethnic minorities (decreases choice), refers to the which survey-40% of parents don’t feel they had an active choice in deciding what school to send their children to and some face obstacles such as high house prices near good schools or unfair admissions criteria. M.c have escape route of independent sector which W.c.

Question 4

Bourdieu

Answer 4

Social and economic capital help with choice as parents can network with other parents e.g. governors to help children gain school places. Economic means they can pay for tutors, move house but lack of capital limits choice for W.c

Question 5

Gerwitz

Answer 5

Middle class parents are privileged skilled choosers but working class are disconnected choosers as don’t have right knowledge to make informed choice of school. Cultural capital impacts ablity to choose best schools

Question 6

Byrne

Answer 6

Migrant parents are less able to access info about schools and are restricted by application dates and disadvantaged by a lack of local knowledge (can’t make informed school choice)

Question 7

Raey and Lucy

Answer 7

Ethnic monitory pupils are more likely to attend schools with high proportions of ethnic minority Ohio’s as fear safer (cultural comfort zones) even if meant worse performing school-choice is limited

Question 8

Wragg

Answer 8

Victorian railway carriage metaphors for education system. 1st class is the upper class who go to eton=harrow then oxbridge, 2nd class is middle class who go to grammar/outstanding comps then to Russel group unis and 3rd class is the working class who go to unsatisfactory comps then to other unis/polytechnics- deprived backgrounds have less choice about what type of school/uni to go to