Neoliberalism and NR

Question 1

What did NR argue?

Answer 1

Education system is inefficient, wastes money, achieves poor results ultimateley leading to poorer economy

Question 2

What was the NR solution?

Answer 2

Marketization - forcing schools to compete would improve education and give more choice to consumers and increase efficency

Question 3

Chubb and Moe claims?

Answer 3

• disadvantaged groups treated badly by state education and therefore didn’t create equal opportunity.
• state education is ineffecent and didnt train pupils for work

-Private schools are better because they answer to consumers

Question 4

Two roles of the state?

Answer 4

1) gives a framework for schools to operate in - ofsted produces reports
2) state imposes national curriculumto ensure students share in the same culture/heritage creating social solidarity

Question 5

criticism of NR view on education?

Answer 5

-Competition on benefits middle class as they could use cultural capital and understand how the education system works