Polices Flashcards
What are the 3 aims of educational polices
1) easing educational standards
2) creating equality and opportunity
3) economic efficiency
When was the education act
1944
What did the education act do
3 types of secondary schools
1) grammar - top 15%-20% children
2) technical - middle class/ skilled children
3) secondary model - working class
What was wrong with the 11+
It was unfair and unreliable Middle class received tutoring
What was wrong with grammar schools
They were seen as the best and it effected children’s self esteem because if they failed thy weren’t seen as good enough
If children didn’t get into grammar schools what could wealthy parents do
Send them to private school
When was the tripartite system abolished
1960’s
What type of school did most children attend after the 1970’s
Comprehensive school
What are the benefits of comprehensive schools
1) more choice and opportunity
2) more social mixing
3) mixed ability teaching
4) more get better qualifications
What are the problems with comprehensive schools
1) Overlooked talents
2) high flyers are held back
3) stretching the most able
What is Privatisation
The process by which services that were once owned by state are transferred to the private sector
What did ball and youdell (2007) identify
Two main types of privatisation
1) privatisation in education
2) privatisation of education
What is privatisation in education
Refers to an ethos that institutions have been expected to adopt - this has to involve
- competition between schools
- performance related pay for teachers
- consumer choice of schools
What are the positive impacts of globalisation
1) Access to global markets- hancock (2014) said that exports were worth 18 billion to the U.K. Economy
2) quality assessment of education in U.K. By international comparison - international student achievement surveys compare the educational performance of the range of countries
3) formulating polices and implementing change - Large samples help to establish appropriate development
What are the negative impacts of globalisation
1) causing moral panic about the state of the UK education - Alexander (2012) refers to PISA panic
2) narrowing concept of education - Kelly (2009) suggests that globalisation has led to the view that education is primarily an economic activity concerned with preparing people for work
3) inappropriate comparisons - Alexander notes that comparisons between the UK and high performing countries like Hong Kong are not valid as the cultures change
