New Right Flashcards
What is the New Right view?
Political =
- State cannot meet peoples needs; peoples needs need to be met through the free market - private businesses competing.
How do the New Right believe education will become more like a competing business?
Through marketisation and parentocracy:
- e.g. ERA.
How are New Right similar to functionalists?
1) . They believe some people are naturally more talented than others.
2) . Education should be meritocratic –> it opens competition.
3) . Education should socialise pupils and instil shared values.
Why do New Right say education is a ‘one size fits all’ system?
State-run education cannot meet individual and community needs, or the needs of employers for skilled and motivated workers, therefore, its a one size fits all system.
How do state schools have lower standards?
They aren’t accountable for who uses there service (consumers), so;
- Schools that get poor results don’t change as they don’t have anyone to answer to (consumers).
- This leads to lower standards and a less qualified workforce.
What do New Right say the solution to the issue in education is?
Marketisation = creating an education market;
- Forces schools to respond to the needs of pupils, parents and employers –> competition between schools force teachers to be more efficient.
- Bringing in policies (e.g. league tables) allows competition –> a schools success depends on standards of teaching.
Why do Chubb and Moe say state education has failed?
It’s failed because it doesn’t have to meet the pupils’ needs;
- Their data shows low-income families do 5% better in private schools because they are answerable to their consumers.
What is Chubb and Moe’s solution, based on their findings?
Marketisation, based on a voucher system;
- Parents would be given a voucher to spend on a school of their choice.
- Schools would have to be more responsive to consumer needs as the vouchers would be their main source of income –> placing control in the hands of the consumer.
What role does the state still need in education?
1). Framework for competition =
Produce league tables, national curriculums, etc, in order to provide competition, which will promote high standards of teaching.
2). Shared norms =
State needs to ensure that schools instil society’s culture through the curriculum.
What are the criticisms of the New Right perspective on education?
1) . There are other reasons for the increase in standards, apart from marketisation.
2) . Critics say that low standards is dues to a lack in stat funding, rather than state control.
How does Gerwirtz criticise the New Right?
Competition in schools benefit m/c as they can get their children into desired schools.
How do Marxists criticise the New Right?
Argue that education impose capitalist values, not a shared culture.
