New Right Flashcards
What do the New Right believe?
The welfare state weakens society and that the nuclear family is the only way forward
What is the welfare state?
Anything that the government provides for free to support its people.
E.g. Universal credit, NHS, emergency services
What is the Nuclear Family?
A family that consists of a mother, a father and 2 children
What are the problems of state control in education?
Schools have no incentive to improve as students will attend regardless of the low standards
What are the problems with the curriculum in schools?
The common curriculum does not meet the needs of individuals as it is too broad. This means that employers are provided with a group of similar employees rather than a variety of specialist ones
What do the New Right suggest to solve the problems caused by state control of education/
Impose marketisation which will give schools an incentive to improve as there is competition
What systems are in place to enforce marketisation?
Voucher System = Parents are given a metaphorical voucher to spend on education. The voucher is the primary source of funding for the school therefore they have to compete to attract students
OFSTED: bad reports = fewer students
League Tables = can compare school vs school
National Curriculum = results can be equally compared as everyone is learning the same thing
Open enrollment = students can apply to any school they want to
What is cream skimming and who theorised it?
Bartlett says that schools with the better grades pick the best students which makes results inaccurate. The “cream” at the top of the milk are the best students while the “silt” at the bottom of the milk is avoided (silt shifting).
