new right Flashcards
tripartite system
1944 butler education act
comprehensive education
1965
new right influence , marketisation
1988 education reform act
tripatite system after 1944
infants do 11+ exam , pass then you will go to grammer school , fail you will go to technical schools or secondary modern schools
. upper class= grammer school
. lower middle class= technical school
. lower class= secondary modern school
grammer school
grammar school is a secondary school in the UK that accepts pupils based on their academic ability. This means that pupils will sit an entrance exam
state school
a school which is funded by the government
private education
students pay to go to private education
new right realism
Is not a sociological perspective, but a conservative political perspective which incorporates Neoliberal economic ideas.
- However, New Right Realist are of interest to sociologists, because:
They are a conservative version of Functionalism.
They have influenced educational policy in Britain and elsewhere.
Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism is an economic doctrine (set of beliefs) that has had a major influence on educational policy.
. they believe that the government should not provide an education instead a free market economy which drives up the competition between schools .
schools should be more like a buisness.
. Government should not intervene and provide state funded schools. Instead, schools should be private and run themselves (free market economy).
This would create competition between schools.
This would lead to schools having higher standards to attract more people to their school.
free market refers to
The free market refers to a system in which people are free to buy and sell what they wish.
education run by the state
. one size fits all doesnt work
creating competiton by drviving upo the standards of schools creates an education market also known as marketisation .
marketisation
Marketisation is used to refer to a trend in education policy from the 1980s where schools were encouraged to compete against each other and act more like private businesses rather than institutions under the control of local government.
