new right perspective- Chubb and Moe

Question 1

they argue state-run education in the us has failed because?

Answer 1

1) it has not created equal opportunity + has failed the needs of disadvantaged groups
2)it is inefficient because it fails to produce pupils with skills needed by the economy
3)private schools deliver higher quality education because unlike state schools they are answerable to paying consumers-the parents

Question 2

what do they focus on?

Answer 2

consumer choice

Question 3

research
Chubb and Moe nase their arguments on a comparison of achievement of

Answer 3

60,000. pupils form low income families in 1,015 state and private high schools

Question 4

what did they find in the evidence?

Answer 4

pupils form low-income families consistently do about 5% better in private than in state schools

Question 5

consumer choice- a solution

Answer 5

to introduce a market into state education
Chubb and moe propose a system in which each family given voucher to spend on buying education from a school of their choice= mean school more responsive to paretnts’ wishes since voucers would be the school’s main source of income

Question 6

although new right in favour of marketisation of education, they still believe there are two important reasons for the state’s involvement.
What are they?

Answer 6

-impose framework
-transmission of shared culture

Question 7

impose framework

Answer 7

-state imposes a framework on schools which creates competition e.g Ofsted, league tables and exam results
=state gives info to parents to make informed choices

Question 8

transmission of shared culture

Answer 8

-state ensures schools transmita shared culture e.g imposing a national curriculum
= state ensures schools socialise pupils into a single cultural heritage

Question 9

what perspective is new right

Answer 9

a conservative political view that incorporates neoliberal economic ideas

Question 10

the central principle of new right thinking

Answer 10

belief that the state cannot meet people’s needs and that people are best left to meet their own needs through the free market

Question 11

similarities of new right and Functionalism

Answer 11

-both believe some people are naturally more talented than others
-favour an education ran on meritocratic principles of open competition and of open competition + that serves needs of the economy by preparing young people for work
-both believe education should socialise pupils in shared values such as competition and instill a sense of national identity

Question 12

differences of new right and functionalism

Answer 12

-new right do not believe that the current education system achieves these goals
-it is being run by the state=schools not accountable for their consumer