policies

Question 1

parentocracy definition

Answer 1

Gerwitz - parents have more power+choice over where to send their children, market power shifts from producers (schools) to consumers (parents)

Question 2

myth of parentocracy definition and who talks about this

Answer 2

Ball 1994 - myth of parentocracy = all parents dont have same freedom, some are more priveledged choosers so have more knowledge and social capital also have money to move house for better schools
Gerwitz 1995 m/c parents have more economic and cultural capital - can afford bus fares to reach school or have transport and can attend church

Question 3

different ways schools sell themselves

Answer 3

• league tables
• OFSTED
• open days
• prospectuses

Question 4

different policies to promote marketisation

Answer 4

• publication of league tables and OFSTED influences competition
• business sponsership on schools
• formula funding = money for each pupil, can afford more experienced teachers, smaller class sizes, popularity allows more options and schools will choose m/c
• allowed to opt out of LEA control

Question 5

cream skimming and silt shifting definitions and who talked about these

Answer 5

Bartlett 1993
* cream skimming = selecting higher ability students who gain best results and cost less
* silt shifting = off loading students with learning difficulties as they’re expensive and get poorer results

Question 6

marketisation criticisms

Answer 6

• image becomes more important than substance, schools have become to sell themselves and focus on it more than educating students
• educational rescources are used for promotional campaigns so less used on students
• a ‘top’ school can only stay on top if they carry on getting best results
• successful schools will choose students most likely to achieve best grades = reinforces inequalities
• less attention payed to SEN students
• underachieving schools left to fail
• less cooperation between schools