New Vocationalism Flashcards
When was New Vocationalism?
1980s
1980s saw a growth in new vocationalism.
What skills did these include?
Hairdressing & bricklaying
How are vocational subject traditionally seen?
Lesser value compared to academic qualifications
Who was traditionally more likely to be enrolled in vocational qualifications?
Working-class pupils
Modern vocational education is criticised for bringing back a _______ system that ___________ originally sought to _______.
a) two-tier
b) comprehensivisation
c) eradicate
Who didn’t value vocational qualifications highly?
Employers
What did the Conservatives blame for Britain’s economic decline?
The ‘skills crisis’ in which the youth lacked skills so weren’t being employed, thus not making money or goods for the country.
What did ‘New Vocationalism’ introduce?
Apprenticeships & training schemes so education was less about textbooks & more about practical skills.
Some marxists believe there was a hidden political agenda behind new vocationalism:
Gave _____ _______ for employers & kept ___ ___.
_______ politically __________ __________ statistics.
May have _______ ______ by removing ______ people from ______.
a) cheap labour
b) pay low
c) reduced
d) embarrassing
e) employment
f) reduced crime
g) young
h) streets
How did new vocationalism change the class divide?
Worsened as working-class & ethnic minority students were disproportionately represented on the courses.
Why did some feminists dislike new vocationalism?
Buswell 1997 - structured to reproduce gender inequalities as schemes girls are channelled into lead to low paid occupations & reinforce gender stereotypes.
Vocational courses continue to have _______ status than ________ ones, so ______ is relatively ____.
a) lower
b) ‘academic’
c) uptake
d) low
