Equality of Opportunity and Outcome

Question 1

equality of opportunity and outcome

Answer 1

every child regardless of their social class, ethnicity, gender or disability should have an equal chance of developing their talents/abilities

Question 2

equality of opportunity and outcome - gilborn and youdell

Answer 2

• equality of access
• equality of circumstances
• equality of participation
• equality of outcome

Question 3

equality of opportunity and outcome - equality of access

Answer 3

every child should have the same right/opportunities to education without any unfair social selection

Question 4

equality of opportunity and outcome - equality of circumstances

Answer 4

when starting school, all children should be of similar socio-economic status to have the same chance of obtaining success in education

Question 5

equality of opportunity and outcome - equality of participation

Answer 5

everyone has the same chance of participating in school processes
social factors dont affect the way they experience school life

Question 6

equality of opportunity and outcome - equality of outcome

Answer 6

everyone have the same chance of achieving the benefits of schooling

Question 7

equality of opportunity and outcome - the tripartite system

Answer 7

three types of secondary schools:
grammer (pass) - upper middle/middle class
technical (fail) - lower middle/skilled manual working class
secondary modern schools (fail) - working class

Question 8

equality of opportunity and outcome - what act established the tripartite system?

Answer 8

1944 education act
the butler act
provided free secondary education for all pupils

Question 9

equality of opportunity and outcome - how were the pupils divided?

Answer 9

11+ exam

believes children had three types of abilities that was fixed at age 11

Question 10

equality of opportunity and outcome - negatives of the tripartite system

Answer 10

unfair
unreliable
inaccurate
disadvantaged working-class (labelled failures)

Question 11

equality of opportunity and outcome - why was the tripartite system abolished?

Answer 11

1960s
research showed the talent/ability/potential of children in secondary modern was being wasted
developed comprehensive schools

Question 12

equality of opportunity and outcome - arguments for comprehensive school

Answer 12

• late developers benefit; intelligence/concentration improves later in life
• social mixing; different social class/ethnicities mix
• mixed ability; self-fulfilling prophecy avoided, intelligent students can have stimulating effect

Question 13

equality of opportunity and outcome - arguments agains comprehensive school

Answer 13

• high flyers often kept back as lower capable slow lessons down
• large sizes; impossible for staff to know all students personally