Outline and explain two ways in which marketization reinforces inequalities and educational outcomes.

Question 1

point 1

Answer 1

Open enrolment

• despite open enrolment giving all parents the choice to pick the best school, it still benefits the middle class more

-middle class parents have more culture capital, e.g more comfortable reading literature, attending open evenings etc

• on the other hand, working class parents have less confidence and therefore end up sending their child to a local school

Question 2

point 2

Answer 2

league tables

• shifts the focus more strongly on formal subjects such as maths and english, disadvantaging those who arent there strong point
• this is because schools are more worried on the appearence in the league table
• postmodernists argue that this is especially problematic because we live in a postmodern society that is meant to be more individualised