Neoliberal / New Right Approach To Education

Question 1

What is the most influential perspective on the British education system ?

Answer 1

The new right

Question 2

Why has the new right been so influential to the education system ?

Answer 2

1. They believe in the free-market which means the privatisation of many sectors as they believe competition allows for schools to try and improve

Question 3

How do the new right and functionalists share similar ideas ?

Answer 3

They believe that businesses owning schools allows them to be run like businesses and not rely solely on state resources

Question 4

What do Chubb and Moe say about state education compared to private education ?

Answer 4

That it doesn’t provide for the needs of pupils and parents as state schools tend to have low standards compared to private schools where they have to perform well in order to survive

Question 5

Why are functionalists and Marxists useless ?

Answer 5

They both don’t give anyway to help the education system like Marxists only believe in overthrowing the capitalist hierarchy