new right view on education Flashcards
1
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who spoke about the new right
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Chubb and Moe
2
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new right theorists main ideas
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- parents should be given more choice in childs education
- LEA’s are inefficient, prefer free market - schools being more like a business
3
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how to achieve new right theorists ideas
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- competition between schools for best results
- increased choice for parents - open enrolment = can choose what school their child goes to
- increased involvement of private enterprise in education e.g. academies
4
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what policies did the 1988 Education Reform Act introduce
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- national curriculum
- formula funding
- publication of league tables
- open enrolment for parents
- standardised testing
- introduction of OFSTED
5
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what is formula funding
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money schools get per student
6
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why was formula funding introduced
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- to influence schools to become a business and have to compete for schools
- says it raises schools standards
7
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examples on how schools sell themselves
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- league tables
- OFSTED
- open days
- prospectuses
8
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contempory applications of new right
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- growth of education markets - all assessed for effectiveness from nurserys to uni’s
- wider ranges of schools - academies + free schools
- increased privatisation of schools - more schools becoming academies
9
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what is parentocracy
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all parents now have a choice on what school to send their kids
10
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who says parentocracy is a myth and what does this mean
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Ball 1994 - not all parents have the same choice, m/c parents can afford houses in catchment areas of best schools, have social + cultural capital, can afford transport to school + silk shifting (off-loading w/c students)
11
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limitations
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- leads to inequalities in schools
- can lead to schools caring about appearence more than and spending more money on promotional campaigns than on helping students
- Gerwitz et al - m/c can play the system - Ball myth of parentocracy
