PERCRY'S Flashcards
Greater opportunity
P- Parental choice from 1988 ERA gives greater opportunity
E- 1988 act introduced OFSTED and league tables, allowing parents to evaluate schools
R- David (1993) Parentocracy
C- Whitty (1988) says middle class parents have an advantage due to succeeding in education
P- National curriculum gives greater, equal opportunity
E- William Tyndale school, 1974, had no curriculum, allowed kids to do what they wanted, national curriculum gives greater opportunity
R- 1988, national curriculum introduced, 1997 new right, Literacy and numeracy Hours
C- Ball (1993) ethnocentric curriculum, curriculum only benefits white middle class
P- League tables allow greater opportunity in education
E- 1988 ERA introduced league tables, designed to compare schools within an area
R- league tables make schools focus on everyone equally, increasing opportunity for all
C- Gilborn and Youdell, educational triage
P- New Labour Gov aimed to give greater opportunity through marketisation
E- 1997 new right act included classes of 30, numeracy and literacy hours established in primary schools, made more uni places available
R- Chubb and Moe, Marketisation effective in improving opportunity, benefits for taxpayers and educational standards
C- Ben (2012) New Labour Policies increased inequalities, tuition fees introduced, originally £1000, later raised to £3000, only presents greater opportunity for middle class.
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