new right Flashcards
functionalism and new right
some more talented, favour meritocratic principles, serve needs of economy, socialise into values and national identity
dont believe education achieving these goals
consumer choice
chubb and moe
voucher system, increase competition, empower parents
create supply and demand free market within education
respond to local needs
consumer choice criticism
vouchers would be seen as stigmatised identities - labelling - interactionism - still see the rich attend private schools rather than mix with social classes
marketisation policies boosted the educational success of the middle class but have negative impact on w/c - helped to reduce social mobility through education
study of class barriers
peter saunders
study showed those who were able to be upwardly mobile did so
strengthens the successive generations of middle class and weakens the working class
financial inequality is good as it encourages competition and rewards talent
class barriers eval
working class person with same qualifications unlikely to get job - discriminated against in other ways than pure ability
financial inequality - social breakdown restricts opportunities, reduces meritocracy - m/c oversubscribed schools have better funding than poor inner-city schools
marxism - not down to ability but ruling class creating passive workforce and dont want their class threatened
marketisation
ofsted, formula funding
ofsted - allows for comparisons, quality of education, check marketisation and parentocracy applied
- pressure, low representativeness, hawthorne effect
formula funding - 3k-9k oer student - polarisation - increase marketisation - free market
parentocracy
open enrolement, league tables
league tables - allow parents to access easily which schools in local area are best
- increase information, objective, comparisons, competition
- no context, only focus on core subjects, quatitative data - low validity
open enrolemeny - faith schools, allow multiple choices
- random, more academic may not place in top schools, class inequality
sue palmer
UK education system is exam factory
only core subjects for marketisation
toxic childhood of testing