The New Right & Education Flashcards
The New Right’s solution to the education crisis
Marketisation of schools
Outline the idea of ‘marketisation of schools’ (2)
1) Schools competing for students
2) Parents choose where to send child based on league tables
3 Reasons the education system is thought to be in crisis
1) Bad teaching
2) Poor OFSTED reports
3) Low exam grades
Outline Chubb + Moe’s 3 ideas of ‘Consumer choice’
1) Schools should teach a shared culture
2) Schools have a purpose to reinforce national identity
3) Schools should not represent minority groups or other cultures
3 criticisms of The New Right’s perspective on education
1) Competition of schools only benefits m/c students
2) Cause of failing schools is government cuts
3) Schools represent the culture of r/c