Educational Policies And Inequality Flashcards
Tripartite system
Influenced by meritocracy gain status own effort than background
3 school based on ability 11+
Grammar school
Mc uni non manual jobs academic pass 11+
Secondary modern
Non academic practical curriculum wc manual work
AO3 tripartite system
Reproduce inequality between classes diffent unequal opportunities
Comprehensive school system
Aim overcome inequality
Abolish 11+ and grammar school
Kids attend all school in local area
Theories role of comprehensive school
Functionalist - social integration joining classes merecromatic shows ability
Marxist - reproduce class inequality one generation to next unequal opportunities
Marketisation
Business through Ed market comp school and parental choice
New right favor it attracts customers prove progress or go out of business (league tables)
Parentocracy
League tables open enrolment - recruit kids funding formula school equal Amount for pupil
Ball + witty Reproduce inequality
Creme skimming
Good school mc get advantage more selective
Slit shifting - avoid wc effect LT position
Unequal opportunity
Funding formula
Based on how many kids they get how selective they can be better resources
Unpopular loose fuming less resources
Parental choice
Economic/cultural capital
Privileged - mc advantage confident fully educated
Disconnected choosers - wc restricted economic and cultural cap dont understand admisssion less aware of choices
Myth of parentocracy
Ball - myth not reality mc go catchment areas better school gain advantage
New labour and inequality
Education maintenance allowance (ema) payment to low background stay after 16 gain qualifications
Academies
Leave LA funded directly from gov have control over Ed curriculum
AO3 - all school allow be academies not just deprived remove focus on inequality
Free schools
Run by parents teachers faith organisations than the LA
inprove education standards give lower parents
