Education

Question 0

What is a pupil subculture

Answer 0

A subculture within the school which differs from the dominant behaviour

Question 1

When was the education reform act and what did it do

Answer 1

1988

It introduced national curriculum in England and Wales and brought in exams

Question 2

What are league tables

Answer 2

Data that is represented in a comparative way so the performance of schools can be viewed against each other

Question 3

What schools are included in the tripartite system

Answer 3

Grammar
Secondary modern
Technical

Question 4

What is the 11+ exam

Answer 4

This exam is what allocated pupils into one of the tripartite system schools.

Question 5

What are the diff types of schools in contemporary Britain

Answer 5

Primary
Secondary 
Grammar
Comprehensive
Special
Integrated 
Private
Independent 
Public
Prep
Specialist dance/music/arts
Technical college status
City technology courses

Question 6

What is the private education sector

Answer 6

A minority’s of pupils that attend independent, fee paying schools which aren’t part of the state sector

Question 7

What are education act zones

Answer 7

They have some additional funding but aim to support schools in vulnerable areas with expert, targeted resources

Question 8

What is labelling

Answer 8

Labelling is when people attach a name to a social act. In education the main labeller is the teacher who then creates a self fulfilling prophecy for the students

Question 9

What is a self fulfilling prophecy

Answer 9

When someone is labelled and they then live up to that label

Question 10

What is hidden curriculum

Answer 10

Hidden curriculum is something that’s taught inside the school that isn’t taught directly eg punctuality

Question 11

What is national curriculum

Answer 11

Curriculum which is taught and tested in every school in England and Wales

Question 12

What is local management of schools

Answer 12

Lms gave schools grater control of their finances

Question 13

What is open enrolment

Answer 13

Where parents have the opportunity to have greater choice in which school their child attends

Question 14

What is differential educational achievement

Answer 14

The differences in educational performance of students

Question 15

What is patriarchal curriculum

Answer 15

Feminists argue there is gender patterns within subject choices. Traditional gender based choices are predominant in post 16

Question 16

What is multi cultural education

Answer 16

Education that raises awareness, understanding and tolerance to the range of cultures in society

Question 17

What is anti racist education

Answer 17

Education that tackles racism itself

Question 18

What is ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 18

Education that focuses on one dominant culture. Eg history taught in British schools usually only focuses on British history

Question 19

What is material deprivation

Answer 19

When some groups of pupils lack the material needed to achieve high in education because of their class or where they come from etc

Question 20

What is cultural deprivation

Answer 20

Some people claim that weaknesses in home culture can disadvantage certain social groups

Question 21

What is meritocracy

Answer 21

Meritocracy is the idea that someone’s social status and class is the result of their personal achievement. This means that status is achieved rather than ascribed

Question 22

What is cultural capital

Answer 22

A Marxist theory as to why middle class pupils achieve more than working class. MC pupils have an automatic advantage because they share the culture of the school

Question 23

What’s the correspondence principle

Answer 23

Bowles and Gintis coined the term to describe the relationship between schools and the workplace. Schools correspond to the workplace by reflecting what pupils can expect in a job

Question 24

What is ideological state apparatus

Answer 24

According to Althusser, some institutions. Including education function to incorporate all groups of society into a dominant ideology

Question 25

What is role allocation

Answer 25

Functionalists see education as a filter of talent and ability. Pupils are sorted and sifted through the education system and channeled into an appropriate career