new right views on education Flashcards
1
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parentocracy
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parental choice/ control
2
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marketisation
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market forces to encourage competition
3
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Chubb and Moe’s arguments
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- more parentocracy
- private schools perform better because they act like a business, with paying investors (parents) who expect profit (student results).
4
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key new right views:
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- more political than sociological
- state education fails due to centralised state control and policies that push for equality.
- school should be more competitive to work in a meritocratic way, as this helps motivation
- school should instill shared values
- left-leaning councils might not teach history patriotically enough
- there might be radical ideas that don’t reflect the views of parents.
- more parentocracy- they control the values learnt in school, this increases value consensus
5
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how are new right and functionalist views on education similar?
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- right-leaning
- there should be value consensus among individuals in society.
6
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criticisms of the new right view on education:
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- excessive competition makes children the losers, most will lose and few will win
- fee paying schools do well because they have cultural capital, economic capital and selection.
- they argue against state interference, but a lot of government legislation on education has come from new right politicians.