marketisation of schools

Question 1

Gewirtz : affect of marketisation on parents

Answer 1

1995 study - middle class advantaged by the increase in choice over schools

types of parent:
- Privileged-skilled choosers: middle class parents who use their economic and cultural capital to gain educational capital for child; full advantage of choices available

• Disconnected local choosers: WC parents restricted by lack of educational and cultural capital

results in mc kids getting better chance at good education

Question 2

bartlett : marketisation leads to…

Answer 2

cream skimming - selecting higher ability students who gain best results

silt shifting - offloading students who are difficult and expensive to teach and get poor results (disabilities)

Question 3

Chubb and Moe

Answer 3

• schools should be run like businiesses to increase competition and results, satisfying customers
• improves quality of education system