topic 6

Question 1

parentocracy -rule by the parents.parents are the consumer. Raises standards of school.

Answer 1

David

Question 2

marketisation policies reproduce inequality eg. league tables/ funding formula

Answer 2

Ball and whitty

Question 3

cream skimming and silt shifting

Answer 3

Barlett

Question 4

parental choice- privellige skilled choosers, disconnected local choosers, semi skilled choosers

Answer 4

Gerwitz

Question 5

the myth of parentocracy- argues marketisation doesnt actually create parentocracy.

Answer 5

Ball

Question 6

found mc parents can afford to move into catchment area of more desirable schools

Answer 6

Leech and Campos

Question 7

contradiction between new labours policies of marketisation and to tackle inequality

Answer 7

Benn

Question 8

education as a commodity- education is being turned into a ‘legitimate object of private profit making’ a commodity (product) to be sold and bought in education market.

Answer 8

Ball