P1 Education - Globalisation and Education Flashcards
What is Theresa May’s Educational Policy?
She said that she wanted Britain to be the world’s greatest meritocracy, where advantage is based on merit not privilege, talent not circumstance, hard work not background.
How did Theresa May view selective schools?
She saw selective schools as one of the main ways to create a meritocratic society and to promote upward social mobility.
What did Theresa May say about Grammar Schools?
She advocated for the return of grammar schools based on selection by ability - these schools would take a fixed proportion of students from working class families. She also wanted them to be located in disadvantaged areas.
What are criticisms of selective schools?
- Michael Wilshaw describes the idea that poor children will benefit from grammar schools as tosh! Middle class can use their knowledge of the education system to maintain inequality
- Critics claim there can be no such thing as a tutor proof test
- Critics claim that children from poor backgrounds who fail to get grammar schools will be dumped into “sink schools”
What is globalisation?
The interconnectedness of businesses and other organisations across the world
What is the global league tables?
Schools now compete on a global league table rather than just a local or national.
What is a Tri Annual Report?
A report which details where each country fails within a global league table.
What did Theresa May do in 2015?
Theresa May aimed to make Britain the best ranking country to study Maths, Science and Engineering.
What did Harry Torrance argue about Global League Table (2006)?
He argued that these shouldn’t be taken very seriously as each uses different tests, samples and age groups so they cannot be easily compared.
What did Dylan William argue about Global League Tables?
William says that little can be gained from global league tables.
What’s happened with manufacturing jobs?
Manufacturing jobs have been exported to other parts of the world (can’t compete with low wages) so the UK has come to rely on the service sector (correspondence theory) - different skills and expectations need to be delivered through the hidden curriculum
What is the evaluation of the Impact of Globalisation on Educational Policy?
- Not all sociologists agree that globalisation is really happening (education has always had to respond to changes in the world economy)
- Lessons to be learned from other countries are not necessarily things the UK government can respond to (changes can be hard to enforce)
