role of education- new right Flashcards
what is the new right views on the state
they shouldnt dictate how schools operate
instead schools should work like businesses, empowering parents and improving standards (marketisation)
what is the new right
a conservative view incorporating neoliberal ideas.
why was marketisation introduced
to leave the control of the state
people can meet their own needs through a free market (privately ran business)
what are the similarities between functionalism and the new right
education should be meritocratic
people are more talented than others
education serves economy and prepares people for work
what is marketisation
creating a “education market”
achieved through making schools compete with one another for government funding. (like businesses compete for customers)
schools which provide parents and pupils with what they want - thrive.
what is parentocracy
Chubb AND Moe
giving parents the choice over what schools
parental choice directly affects school budgets. each pupil earns a school money
what act introduced marketisation and parentocracy
1988 education reform act.
who introduced the 1988 education reform act
new right
what was the aim of the education reform act
to improve standards of schools.
how do private schools operate
charge fees and compete with each others for customers.
the new right believed that state schools should run like this except the government funds schools
what did the 1988 education reform act introduce
- league tables
- national curriculum
-formula funding - parentocracy
- ofsted
what is a league table
school league tables are ranked on exam performance in gcse, sats, a levels.
tables are published online
it allows parents to assess which school to send their children to
how were league tables meant to raise standards
raise standards because no parent would want to send their child to a school at the bottom of league table
higher ranked schools attract m/c children- can get higher grades, maintain rank
attract more children, more funding from government
what is the national curriculum
all schools teach the same subject content from age 7-16.
all schools were required to teach subjects- maths, english, science.
meaning every school is assessed with the same type of exam
easier for parentocracy as all schools teach the same
what is oftsed
government organisation that inspects schools.
reports are publicly published and underachieving schools are shut
aim is to drive up standards because schools dont want a poor inspection
what is a specialist school
where schools were allowed to specialise in a particular subject
e.g. music, food, sport.
what is formula funding
funding to individual schools based on how many pupils enrolled in that schools.
what sociologist researched parentocracy
chubb and moe
what is an evaluation fo competition between schools AO3
benefits middle class
middle class children use cultural and economic capital to access better school.
what are the two roles of the state
league tables- impose framework of ranking schools and they have to compete.
national curriculum- all schools teach the same core subjects, all students sit the same exams, parents can choose easily between schools
