Education Flashcards
Which theorists think education helps maintain social mobility
Functionalism
Which theorists think education justifies the capitalist system
Marxists
What is Ideological State Apparatus (ISA)
Education passes on norms and values from ruling class
How does Ideological State Apparatus teach norms and values
Family, law, media, religion, education system
What happens if ISA fails?
Repressive State Apparatus
What is Repressive State Apparatus
Physical control through institutions such as police, justice system and military
What effect does ISA have on RSA
The better ISA works the less RSA is needed
Education serves the needs of industrial society with advanced division of labour
Functionalist
Education serves needs of capitalist social
Marxism
Education provides people with social mobility
Functionalist
Education persuades young people to accept their class origin
Marxism
Society is based on inequality, exploitation and conflict
Marxism
Schools passed patriarchal values which disadvantage girls and women
Feminism
Myth of meritocracy
Marxism
Society in miniature - is this good or bad
Functionalists & good
Hidden curriculum
- values
- manors
- sharing
- gender roles
- competition
- punctuality
- rules
- expectations
Material deprivation
Lack of money and the things money can buy
self-fullfilling prophecy
People acting in response to predictions of their behaviour, making the prediction come true
Labelling
Defining a group or person in a specific way
Social capital
The social networks of influence and support people have
Cultural deprivation
The idea students fail due to lack of norms and values from home
Restricted speech codes
A form of language that takes for granted shared understanding, limited explanations and use of vocabulary
Elaborated speech codes
A form of language that involves careful explanations and detail
Social class subcultures
The distinctive norms and values shared by social classes
Compensatory education
Extra help for those coming from disadvantaged backgrounds
Cultural capital
Knowledge, language, attitudes and values that can be turned into material rewards
Halo effect
When pupils are stereotyped based on earlier impressions and are rewarded or favoured/penalised in the future
Hidden curriculum
Attitudes and behaviours taught through school organisations and rules
Ideal pupil
White, middle class female Teachers evaluate pupils based on this
Fatalistic
Accepting the situation rather than trying to fix it
Immediate gratification
Taking pleasures now rather then making sacrifices for the future
Present time gratification
Living for the moment rather then planning for the future
Education triage; what three groups do teachers place children in
- those likely to succeed
- those who have a chance
- those who do not have a chance
Differentiation
Teachers rank students into groups
Polarisation
Students become divided into two groups
- top set
- bottom set
Polarisation top set
- achieve highly
- conform to rules
- enter higher tiered
Polarisation bottom set
- do not achieve highly
- break rules
- lower papers
- are not encouraged
People premium
Money per student from disadvantaged background
Compulsory education policies
- bursary
- free school meals
- free travel
Vocationalism
Work based educational training of skills/work to developer employable skills
Bridge
Educations offers a bridge between home and society
Social solidarity
Feeling although you belong somewhere
Meritocracy
Everyone is given a equal opportunity in the education system
Globalisation
Increased global mobility and creating more diversity of ethnicity and religion
Parentocaracy
Parents have choice over their children’s education
3 impacts of globalisation on education
- schools now teach about diversity and religion
- more global mobility so more migrants/ethnic&religous groups within schools
- education copies global methods
Material factors class difference in achievement
- material (Uniform/ ostresized) & cultural dep
- lack finically support, paid work over revision, travel money; fear of dept
- poor environment/ link living standards
