Role of Education on Society - New Right Perspective

Question 1

Neoliberalism

Answer 1

An economic doctrine (set of beliefs held by a particular group) that’s had a major influence on the education policy

Question 2

What do neoliberals argue about the state?

Answer 2

They argue that the state shouldn’t provide services like education, health and welfare

Question 3

Who have neoliberal ideas influenced?

Answer 3

All governments since 1979

Question 4

Where does the value of education lie according to neoliberals?

Answer 4

It lies in how well it enables the country to compete in the global marketplace

Question 5

What is the new right?

Answer 5

A conservative political view that incorporates neoliberal economic ideas

Question 6

What is the central principle of the new right?

Answer 6

The belief that the state can’t meet peoples’ needs and people are best left to meet their own deeds in free market

Question 7

How is the new right different to functionalism?

Answer 7

The new right doesn’t believe that the current education system is achieving desired goals as it’s run by the state

Question 8

What approach does the education system take according to new right thinkers?

Answer 8

It takes a ‘one size fits all’ approach, imposing uniformity and disregarding local needs

Question 9

Who has no say in the education system?

Answer 9

Local consumers -parents, pupils and employees

Question 10

How are state education described by the new right?

Answer 10

As inefficient and unresponsive

Question 11

What is the new right solution to schools that get poor results?

Answer 11

Marketisation of education which encourages competition between schools to bring greater diversity, choice and efficiency in schools

Question 12

Why has state-run education failed in the US according to Chubb and Moe?

Answer 12

It hasn’t created equal opportunity
It’s inefficient because if fails to produce pupils with skills needed for workplace

Question 13

What do Chubb and Moe base their ideas of consumer choice on?

Answer 13

On comparison of achievements of 60,000 pupil from low-income families

Question 14

How do pupils of low-income families achievements change between private and public schools according to Chubb and Moe?

Answer 14

They do about 5% better in private than public schools

Question 15

What would a market system in education let consumers do according to Chubb and Moe?

Answer 15

It would let them shape schools to meet their own needs

Question 16

How would schools be like private businesses if marketisation was introduced?

Answer 16

They would have to compete to attract ‘customers’ by improving their ‘product’

Question 17

How would educational standard change if principles of private education were introduced in state schools?

Answer 17

They would drastically improve

Question 18

What two important roles of the state remain according to the new right view?

Answer 18

State imposes framework on schools where they have to compete
State ensures schools trans,it a shared culture (national curriculum)

Question 19

Who do Gewirtz and Ball argue competition between schools benefits?

Answer 19

The M/C as they can use their cultural and economic capital to gain access to more desirable schools

Question 20

What do critics of the new right believe to be the real cause of low educational standards?

Answer 20

Social inequality and poor funding of state schools

Question 21

What do Marxists believe the education system imposes?

Answer 21

A culture of a dominant minority ruling class which declares w/c culture