New Right Flashcards
New right ideas
-some people are naturally more talented than others
-education should be meritocratic and encourage competition as an incentive to work hard
- socialise students into shared values to provide a sense of national identity
-traditional nuclear family is the best way to raise a child
What do New Right say the role of education is?
Socialisation- education should pass on the shared national culture to ensure the status quo is maintained and traditions remain
Skills- education should give skills for jobs so families are self reliant, men should be primary earners equipped by education to provide for families
New Right are worried education is not adequately performing these functions
Why is the New Right worried about education?
The effects of state control
One size fits all
Lower standards
What are the effects of state control?
State control of education has resulted in inefficiency and a lack of business initiative- schools aren’t trying hard enough and standards are slipping due to no incentive
Schools haven’t given pupils the skills they need for employment
Dependency culture has developed
AO3 state control
Functionalism is more positive
Believe that the state can run an efficient education system.
AO1 one size fits all
New right arguments are based on the belief that the state cannot meet peoples needs
Education inevitably ends up as a one size fits all which does not meet individual, community or employers needs for skilled and motivated employees
AO3 one size fits all
Postmodernists agree as they believe there should not be one definitive curriculum and as the economy has changed, so does the curriculum so it meets individuals and company’s needs
Lower standards AO1
State run schools are not accountable to those who use them- students, parents and employers. They answer to the local authorities
Schools that get poor results do not change because they are not answerable to consumer
Result is lower standards and a less qualified workforce- these students will find it more difficult to find work and so are more likely to end up relying on benefits
Lower standards AO3
Critics argue that low standards in some state schools are the result of inadequate funding rather than state control of education
What solutions to these problems do New Right recommend?
Competition structure - eg OFSTED
The state should make sure schools pass on a shared culture so people have a good work ethic
Chubb and Moe’s study (support for New Right)
Found that children that go to private school perform 5% better. They concluded this is because private schools have to answer to their consumers
To make state schools like private we should introduce marketisation
They propose putting control in the hands of consumer with a voucher system
-vouchers would be main source of income have to meet the demands of parents in order to survive
AO3 Chubb and Moe
Gerwitz argues that competition between schools benefits the middle class who can get their children into more desirable schools
