Educational policies Flashcards
Educational Policy in Britain before 1998 Key Sociologists
- Marxist (View of Comprehensives)
- Functionalists (View of Comprehensives)
Breifly explain Educational policy in Britain before 1988
Late 18th century - no state schools, education available to minority.
Industrialisation increases need for educated workforce & from late 19th century state began to become more involved with education.
Mc pupils given academic curriculum to prepare them for career in professions for office work.
Wc given schooling to equip them with basic numeracy & literacy skills meets for routine factory work- & instil them obedient attitude to superiors.
Which Act brought in the Tripartite System
1944 Education Act
From 1944 what did Education begin to become influenced by?
Idea of Meritocracy
Outline tripartite system
from 1944 education began to be influenced by idea of meritocrCY -individuals hsould achieve status in life through own efforts
1944 education act brought in triparttite system
children were selected & allocated to 1 of 3 schools according to abilties & aptitudes schemes
identified by 11 + exams
How did Allocation of Kids to School work in the Tripartite System?
Pupils did 11+ exam and were allocated to 1 of 3 types of secondary based on their abilities.
3 Types of School in Tripartite System
> Grammar Schools
Secondary Modern Schools
Technical Schools
Define Grammar Schools & what % attended?
Triparttite system
> offered Academic curriculum, access to professional jobs & Higher Education (Uni), for children with academic ability, passed the 11+ exam-mainly MC
20% attended
Define Secondary Modern Schools & what % attended?
Tripartite system
Offered non-academic curriculum & access to manual work for students who failed 11+ mainly WC
>80% attended
Define Technical Schools & what % attended?
Tripartite system
> Vocational education, existed in few areas
5% attended
How did Tripartite System reproduce Class Inequality
Rather than promoting Meritocracy
tripartite system & 11+ reproduced class inequality by channeling WC & MC into two different types of schools, offering unequal opportunities.
How did Tripartite System reproduce Gender Inequality
The system reproduced gender inequality by requiring girls to gain higher marks
marks than boys in 11+ to go grammar schools.
How did Tripartite System Legitimated Inequality
Legitimise-justify
> Tripartite legitimised inequality through the ideology that 11 +
Fair as everyone takes same exam, so have equal chance
- But in reality pupils’ environment affects chances of success.
When was the Comprehensive School System
Introduced in 1965
What did Comprehensive School System aim to do?
Aimed to make education meritocratic, fixing inequality in tripartite system.
What was abolished as a result of the intro of Comprehensive School System?
> 11+ abolished, all pupils attending local comprehensives
> Not all areas went comprehensive, so they’re still grammar schools in UK.
Functionalists View of Comprehensives
> Functionalisats see role of education-Fulfils essential functions, e.g. social solidarity & meritocratic role allocation-selecting pupils to their future work roles
> see comprehensives as meritocratic as they give pupils longer to develop & show abilities.
> argue comprehensives Promote social integration bringing all social classes, together in 1 school.