new right view on education

Question 1

similarities between new right and functionalist

Answer 1

both believe some are more naturally talented

meritocratic education system - competition - preparing for work

and, socialise into shared values

Question 2

difference between new right and functionalist

Answer 2

new right do not believe the current state education is achieving these goals and is failing students and that is because of the state

Question 3

what is the niew right?

Answer 3

conservative view that incorporates neoliberals ideas

Question 4

what do neoliberalism believe?

Answer 4

believed schools should be run like businesses, state should encourage competition

Question 5

what are the new rights views?

Answer 5

marketisation, parentoracy and competition

Question 6

what does the new right argue about Marketisation of education

Answer 6

New Right perspective argues that creating an ‘education market’ will lead to competition that will drive up standards

Question 7

name the four policies that aid marketisation in education?

Answer 7

league of tables, open enrolement,formula fundingand ofsted

Question 8

what is league of tables and ofsted?

Answer 8

the ranking os schools based of achievement,and inspectors that come into schools that write a report on them which is publised

Question 9

what is formula funding and open enrolement?

Answer 9

all children brought a certain amount of money into schools, and children were now alble to go to schools outside there local area

Question 10

what act did marketisation policies come under?

Answer 10

1988 education reform act

Question 11

what is parentocracy?

Answer 11

parental choice

Question 12

what is vocational training?

Answer 12

the learning of skills that prepare you for a certain job, support economic growth

Question 13

what are the Two roles for the state?

Answer 13

Impose framework for the parents and to transmit shared values - national curriculum and ofsted

Question 14

Chubb and Moe: consumer choice(voucher system)

Answer 14

created the voucher system(which allowed parents to get a voucher that allowed them to send there child to whereever they wanted) and market system to raise standard in state schools as they believed the us state was failing students .

Question 15

by how much did chubb and moe fins private school stdents did better than state?

Answer 15

5%

Question 16

what is the voucher system?

Answer 16

each family had a voucher to choose their chosen school instead of local school

Question 17

Evaluation: Negative

Answer 17

competition benefited m/c and l/c

ethnic minorities and rural communities ended up having less effective choice

national curriculum has been criticised for being too restrictive on schools

some say the cause for low standards is social inequality not the state system

Question 18

what would marxist argue about what culture is shared?

Answer 18

argued the education doesn’t impose a shared national culture instead a culture of the ruling class that devalues culture of the wc

Question 19

what did Gewirtz and ball find?

Answer 19

competition benefits m/c as they can use their cultural capital and economic

Question 20

A03 of vocational education?

Answer 20

it is seen as less of a qualifications to universities compared to normal academic route, and its mostly wc who do it

Question 21

who argued about how competition only benefits mc?

Answer 21

gewtiz and ball