education Flashcards
reasons for girls improvements in achievemnet
-feminism changed attitudes towars gender roles.->girls more likely to be focused on work n financial independence
-sex discrimination act n ewuality act->illegal to he sexist in education
-mationap ciriculum->girls n boys can acess same subjects
reasons for boys underachievemnet
-feminisation of primary scjooling-> a lot women teachers no male to be role model
-schools ‘girl friendly’->boys learn in ways that dont suit thek eg verbal skills
-crisis of masculinity->no longer hv a clear role in society boys get low self esteem
-antischl subcultures
-teachers hving low expectations for boys->sfp
home factors for ethnicity n achievements
-material deprivation->some ethnic minorities more likely to experience material deprivation then white ppl
-cultural factors->schls seen as insitutions in which white mainstream norms n valurs doninate
-parental values->british chinese parents value education more
-cultural capital->white educated middle class parents can help w hmwrk n they hv knowledge of education system
school factors for ethnicity n achievements
-type of schl attended
-teachers expectations
-ethnocentric curriculum
-insitutionsl rasism
effects of setting and streaming
streaming-often linked to social class
confidence of ppl is lower sets damaged
teacher give less atgention to ppl in lower
material deprivation
mot bein able to afford recoyrses for education
poor housing,overcrowded
middle class can afford private tution n property in good catchment for schls
parent values n expectations
class n education
working class ppl may not value education and achieving high occupational status
cultural deprivation
working class children home environments may not provide them with cultural recourses n education experiences
eg musuem trips or libraries
what education system does
marxist perspective
-serves interests of rulling class
-reproduces class structure-> favours pupils from advantaged backgrounds
-breeds competition-> exams n sport->maintain capitilism
-secondary socalisation-> teaches values to accept capitlism n hierachy n to obey
functions of education
functionalist
-social cohesion
-role allocation
-social control
- secondaru socalidtaion
marketisation
treating schools like business
promotes competition between schld n pupils
national testing n league tables
meassure stufents performance against targets so schools and parents could be informed about wether their child is performing above or below expected level for their age
exams
pros national testing n league tables
-parents can see id child is doing good or bad
-schools can see if their teaching is doing well
-ofstef
-fudfiks selective role of education
cons of national testing n league tables
-only exams count not wats in classrooms
-harmful for mentak health
-schls teach to test rather than exploring subject
-low scores can negatively label a child
2010 education policy
-schls encouraged to become acadamies
-funding comes directly frok goverment
-to reduce state intervention
-encourage futher marketisation
free schools
-set up and run by parents teachers organisations or hussinesses
-gives parents n teachers opurtunites to set up nee schl if loval one is bad
free school pro
creates more choice
ciriculum suits needs
fits values of parents
favourable working hours
free school cons
reflects middle class interests
increade inequality in education
staff dont need to be qualified in teavhing
