Education Flashcards
What does education do for socitey ?
- Gives everyone secondary socalisation
- It teaches norms and values
- Good for the economy
- Creates a skilled workforce
What do functionalists belive the functions of education are ?
Education creates social cohesion, role allocation, meritocracy
What is meritocracy ?
The idea that if you work hard you are rewarded i.e. getting qualifications or a promotion
What does Durkheim belive about education ?
The main function of education is to transmit socitey norms and values
What does Parsons belive about education ?
School acts as a bridge between home and work
It is the main agency of socalisation
What do marxists believe about eduation ?
They argue that the powerful groups in socitey (bourgeoisue) use the educatio system to impose their own values and belifs on the rest of socitey
- Education re-enforces that existing class system
What do Bowls and Gintis believe ?
School mirrors the workplace
It prepares students to fit into their future roles
What is the feminist view of education ?
The education system still reinforces the patriarchy
There are gendered subjects
Men are more likley to get top teaching positions
Boys have social control over girls
Boys dominate space
What is the hidden curriculum ?
Things that are learnt in school that are not work i.e. norms and values
What are internal factors affecting education ?
- Labelling
- The hidden curriculum
- Streaming & banding
- Anti-school subcultures
- Teacher expectations
- Self fulfilling prophecies
What external factors can cause issues in school ?
Home problems –> stress
Health problems –> poor attendance –> poor results
Economic issues
Young carers
What is material deprivation ?
The inability or indviduals or household to afford the goods and activties that are typical in a socitey at any given point
What is evidence that education is middle class ?
- Materials like laptops are expected
- Uniform is expensive
- Curriculum= formal = high culture= sucess
What do interactinists think about education ?
They believe that students are labelled
They are interested in what goes on in the classroom when students and teachers interact-they notice how interaction may affect achivement
What is a self fufilling prophecy ?
Your behaviour is how you are labelled and how you are expected to behave
What did Paul Willis say ?
That working class students were prepared by failing at school to go into a boring repetive jobs. The boys had a laugh and prioritised their mates at school.
Which group has the lowest attainment in the UK ?
The working class - mannual jobs
How do language skills impact sucess at school ?
They are important os that students can understand and make the most of resources
What do cultural factors refer to ?
They influence the feeling, attitudes, values, belifs and interactions of a population group.
How do values impact sucess at school ?
Some students may value education and trying hard, so they will work hard at school. But other students may value having fun with their friends so they will do that.
How does parebtal encouragment impact sucess at school ?
Some parents may encourage their children to study and do well. But some parents may not care about how their children do
What is a private school ?
A school that you have to pay fees to attend
What is a state school ?
A school funded by the government
What is a public school ?
When the headteachers have been invited to join the headmasters confrence, a professional associration of head teachers- these schools are also fee paying
What are advantages of a private school ?
-Good exam results
- Powerful networks
What did Ivan Illich say about de-schooling ?
The ideas that schools should be abolished and replaced with some kind of informal education system
- He thinks that the school day is too rigid, children are under pressure to pass exams - there is very little flexibility
What did Becky Francis say about education & gender ?
- Boys dominate space, attract attention and are louder
What did Sue Lees say about education & gender ?
Boys police girls behaviour in schools
What is an academy ?
An indpendently manages school - they have control over their finances
What is a specalist school ?
State schools that have extra emhasis on 1or 2 subjects
What is a special school ?
Students have to be assesed to get in. They may or learning disabilities or physical disabilties
What is a free school ?
A school set up by teachers, charities, faith groups or groups of parents
What is a faith school ?
The same as state schools but their faith status may be reflected in different ways
What is a grammar school ?
They select students based on their academic ability
