educational policy and inequality

Question 1

what was educational policy in britain before 1988

Answer 1

tripartite system

comprehensive school system
- marxists - produce inequality
- functionalists - promote social integration

Question 2

what is marketisation policy

Answer 2

parentocracy

league tables and cream-skimming

the funding formula

gewirtz (parental choice)
-privileged skilled choosers etc

myth of parentocracy (ball)

new labour and inequality (1997-2010)

Question 3

what are the conservative government policies from 2010

Answer 3

academies

free schools

fragmented centralisation (ball)

policies to reduce inequality
-fsm
-pupil premium

Question 4

what is the privatisation of education

Answer 4

blurring the public/private boundary

privatisation and the globalisation of educational policy

the cola-isation of schools (molnar)

education as a commodity (ball)

Question 5

what are policies on gender and ethnicity

Answer 5

gender
-gist

ethnicity
-assimilation
-multi cultural education
-social inclusion