theories of education Flashcards
what are the functionalists, functions of education
social solidarity
teaching specialist skills
role allocation
meritocracy
what two functions of functions of education did durkheim come up with
social solidarity
teaching specialist skills
explain functionalist function of education: social solidarity
members feel part of a community
school is society in miniature preparing for wider life
what does parsons say about meritocracy as a function
families have ascribed status
schools have achieved status
school is universalistic
home is particularistic standards
schools give everyone the same chance
what did parsons say about education and home
education acts as a bridge between home and the workplace
who argues role allocation
davis & moore
explain role allocation
education provides most able w/ higher qualifications & rewarded w/ high psoitions
contributes to stability of society
roles filled by those best suited
evaluation of functionalist functions of education
doesn’t teach specialist skills effectively
myth of meritocracy
education transmits capitalist ideology
pupils aren’t passive puppets
new right - state education fails to prepare adequately for work
what does new right think of state education
inefficient, schools don’t answer to consumers
don’t create skilled pupils or opportunities
what is the new rights solution to state education
create an education market, leading to competition and higher standards
what theory do chubb and moe write from
new right
what key names argue that private schools have better quality education, and state schools don’t create equal opportunity for disadvantaged groups
chubb and moe
new right evaluation
gerwitz & ball - school competition benefits m/c e.g capital
ineffective schooling due to social inequality not state control
who came up with the idea of apparatuses that keep bourgeoisie in power
althusser
what are the two types of apparatuses according to athusser
repressive state apparatus
ideological state apparatus
explain the repressive state apparatus
maintains rule of bourgeoisie by force and violence e.g police
explain the ideological state apparatus
maintains the rule of bourgeoisie by controlling people’s ideas, values, beliefs e.g media & education system
what are functions of education according to class
reproduces class inequalities by failing generations of w/c
legitimises inequality causing w/c to accept as inevitable, less likely to challenge capitalism (false class conscious)
what do bowles and gintis argue
correspondence principle
the school mirrors the workplace, creates obedient submissive workforce
a03 of marxism
bowles and gintis take a deterministic view (no free will)
willis states pupils resist school and brainwashing
feminists - school reproduces capitalism and patriarchy
