Marketization

Question 1

What is marketization?

Answer 1

Process where services, like education, that were previously run by state, have government or local authority control and support reduced or removed so run like independent businesses.

Question 2

Who came up with marketization?

Answer 2

Chubb and Moe which is rooted in the neoliberal approach following a New Right perspective

Question 3

Marketization main policy aims

Answer 3

. Independence
. Competition
. Choice

Question 4

How are these policies backed up?

Answer 4

Quality control; Ofstead, national curriculum, EBacc, league tables

Question 5

Parentocracy

Answer 5

Brown: Child’s education is dependent on the wealth and wishes of the parents rather than the ability or efforts of pupils

Question 6

How it raises standards

Answer 6

Parents can choose between a diversity of competing schools like choosing a supermarket or certain products. Therefore attractive and good schools would get more ‘customers’, meaning poorly performing schools get less money and therefore get worse.

Question 7

Specific examples of marketization policies

Answer 7

. Target setting (e.g. 35% get 5+ C-A*)
. National performance tables- drive up standards

. Schools mainly run by local governers and headteachers so they can meet needs of community