priv ed and globalisation

Question 1

pro of private schools from functionalist perspective

Answer 1

we live in a meritocratic society therefore anyone who puts in the work has the ability to work their way up

education system allocates roles to those most capable

Question 2

pro of private school from feminist perspective

Answer 2

girls are often ‘invisible’ in classrooms (Francis,2000)
by more individualised teaching in independent schools, girls are given more time and attention
Spender (1982)- teachers often spend time on troublesome boys’ behaviour

Question 3

How much did Hancock (2012) estimate education exports contribute to the UK’s economy annually?

Answer 3

Hancock (2012) estimated that education exports contributes £18 million to the UK annually

Question 4

name a test which allows an international league table to be created

Answer 4

PISA

Question 5

What does Alexander (2012) suggest PISAs have done?

Answer 5

led to moral panic , or ‘PISA panic’

Question 6

national literacy and numeracy tests

when were these imposed?
who imposed these?
what did it mean for education?

Answer 6

imposed 1998-2010 by labour

meant primary schools had to teach daily two hours of literacy and numeracy

Question 7

slimming down if the national curriculum

from when? (date)
what did Michael Gove hope this would do?

Answer 7

2014
aims to pass on ‘core knowledge which other nations pass on’

Question 8

raising entry requirements for trainee teachers

implemented when/
where was this derived from? (country)

Answer 8

2012

Finland

Question 9

evaluation of international comparisons

Answer 9

+see if spending matches achievement
+compare internationally, see where children are at
+evidence for policy makers, better understand education system

-PISA/PIRLS based on narrow conception of education, ignores other skills for wider world
-validity and reliability of tests, ignores other circumstances such as child labour/soldiers in developing countries