Education- Theorists Perspectives

Question 1

Marxist

Answer 1

1. PREPARES CHILDREN for the WORLD OF WORK by giving them SKILLS and VALUES employers need.
2. passes on RULING CLASS IDEOLOGY that supports CAPITALISM.
3. Legitimises INEQUALITY.

Question 2

Functionalist

Answer 2

1. Plays a part in secondary socialisation, passing on core values.
2. Allocation- sifts and sorts people for the appropriate job.
3. Teaches skills needed in work and by the economy.

Parsons= Meritocracy- if you work hard and put effort in

Question 3

Feminist

Answer 3

Say education is patriarchal
Liberal- want EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR BOTH SEXES.
Radical- believe men are bad influence, and want FEMALE-CENTRE EDUCATION for girls.
Marxist- want to consider gender inequalities COMBINED WITH INEQUALITIES of CLASS and ETHNICITY.

Question 4

New Right

Answer 4

Believe in the power of INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, and prefer this to the state intervening people’s lives.
Claim that school should be more like the role of a BUSINESS.

Question 5

Postmodernist

Answer 5

The aims of education are teaching critical thinking, production of knowledge, development of individual and SOCIAL IDENTITY, SELF CREATION. In postmodern education teachers just lead students to discover new things.