Education Flashcards
What are the three main functions of education according to Talcott parsons
Socialisation, selection/allocation and conforming to societal norms
What is the difference between setting and streaming
Setting, is allocating individuals on individual subject ability
Streaming, is allocating individuals by overall ability and not based off specific subjects
Who argued that working class parents have lower aspirations for their children
Sugarman
In what 3 ways does Giroux criticise the Marxist approach on education?
-Oversight of cultural and social factors
-Narrow focus on economic determinism
-Neglect of students diverse experiences
What is another name for the Neo-liberal perspective of education
New right
What are the 3 main characteristics of anti-school subculture?
-Non conformity, the rejection of typical educational value
-Alternative status hierarchy, belief that educational status is achieved through acts such as rebellion
-rejection of authority
What are two main external factors which lead to differences in educational achievement?
-Cultural deprivation
-Social class
Who is associated with the correspondence principal?
Bowles and gintis 🦛
What are the 5 male subcultures according to Mac and Ghaill?
-Macho lad
-academic achievers
-real Englishman
-the rebel
-new enterprisers
Which government policy introduced the national curriculum?
Educational reform act
What are the two main internal factors influencing choice
-Subject representation (textbooks,teachers,people who pursue the subject further )
-peer pressure
Which perspective suggests that the government should make more opportunities for society to be more equal and meritocratic?
Functionalist
What was the purpose of the new labour policy, new deal for young people?
More prosperous education system so that no one is left behind
What are four internal factors which affect differences in educational achievement?
-labelling
-setting and stereotyping
-school funding
-pupil subcultures
Which report felt that socio-economic factors played the main role in underachievement in Afro-Caribbean pupils?
Rampton
What phrase does Althusser use to describe education as?
Ideological state apparatus
Who argues that education doesn’t sift and sort but rather leads to cultural reproduction?
Bourdieu
Who suggests that there needs to be a greater focus on vocational education so that students are more prepared for the world of work?
Bourdieau
What is the term used to refer to parents having more choice over which school to send their children too
Parentocracy
What is meant by the term “educational triage” ?
-pupils being divided into groups based on predicted performance by the school
