Education Flashcards
what does durkheim say about the role of education?
Education produces social solidarity. The curriculum and the hidden curriculum transmit a sense of belonging and that society is meritocratic
what does parson argue about the role of education?
the role of education is secondary socialisation to transmit norms and values to ensure people fit into society and bridge the gap between family and society
what does Davis and moore argue about the role of education?
role allocation - selecting the best people for different jobs ensuring most qualified get the most important jobs
what does willis argue about the role of education?
working class go into working class jobs
what does althusser ague about the role of education?
repressive state apparatus and ideological state apparatus
what does bowles and gintis argue about the role of education ?
correspondence principle - education provides an obedient work force eg hierarchy, alienation and competition
what do chubb and moe argue about the role of education?
in the US it focuses on skills needed for the economy - marketisation
what does Douglas argue about class and out of school factors?
parental interest - working class parents are less likely to visit schools to discuss progress and less likely to keep their child in education past minimum leaving age
what does harker argue about class and out of school factors ?
poor quality housing has links to educational achievement- less space to study and play
what does Howard argue about class and out of school factors?
younger people from poorer homes have lower intakes of energy and vitamins leading to time off school
what does bernstein argue about class and out of school factors?
restricted and elaborated code
what does Bull argue about out of school factors?
lack of financial support means children from poorer families have to go without equipment and miss out on experiences
what does Gillborn and youdell argue about class and in-school factors?
a-c educational triage - grouping students based on A*/A - successful C/D - borderline and E/U as failures
what does Becker argue about class and in-school factors?
labelling theory - interviewed 60 Chicago teachers and found ideal pupil was middle class
what did Rosethal and Jacobson find about teacher labelling?
teachers were told that certain children(20% of the class) were spurters and had higher ability than others by the end the spurters had made significant progress
what does Sharpe argue about Gender and educational achievement ?
1974- 14 year olds wanted marriage and household equipment
19990’s - 14 year olds wanted degrees and jobs
what does Mcrobbie argue about gender and educational achievement ?
1970’s - girls magazines - makeup, dieting
now- careers, independence
what does burns and bracey argue about gender and educational achievement ?
girls read 3x more than boys and have the 4x amount of concentration
what does epstein argue about gender and educational achievement ?
found boys faced abuse if they worked hard labelled as try hards or gay
what does mistos and browne argue about gender and educational achievement ?
teachers were less strict with boys and boys caused more disruptions
what does Coard argue about the ethnocentric curriculum ?
ignores ethnic minority heritage meaning children of ethnic memories cannot succeed
what does Fuller argue about ethnicity and achievement ?
found girls rejected the negative label attached by their teachers and channelled it into success
what is Sewell argue about ethnicity and achievement ?
black boys are influenced by gangs and rappers
what did osler argue about ethnicity and achievement?
black pupils have more unrecorded unofficial exclusions sent out of class more
