Theories on Education
Functionalist Marxist New Right Feminist
Durkeheim Bowles and Gintis Vocationalism Sue Sharpe
- Social solidarity Correspondence Principle Marketisation - Ball marketisation 1970s study of school girls and their
- Specialist Skills Myth of Meritocracy actually reproduced and even ambitions after school
Hidden Curriculum increased social class inequalities
Privatisation Dale Spender
Parsons Finn - Critical of New Right YTS Parentocracy - Gerwitz, study of 14 1980s girls in education as invisible,
- Secondary Socialisation New Vocationalism programme. London schools, notion of school curriculum male biased
- Education is meritocratic Argued it had a hidden function parentocracy was a myth because
which was to produce a pool of low parental power is not equal distributed Social democrats
Davis Moore skilled cheap and docile young across all parents of di erent social Wanted to tackle social exclusion
- Role allocation workers. Many employers abused class + agreed with Ball that this - Sue Start, provided pre-school
- Sifting and Sorting the scheme in that only a fraction of system reinforced inequalities children and families in
trainees were o ered jobs between schools in middle class and disadvantaged areas with variety of
afterwards working class areas in funding. support
Finn - Critical of GNVQ, such Minimise state interference - Evaluation by DfE2010 found that
courses inevitably produced a form Government spending mothers reported a more
of educational segregation stimulating home environment and
Gerwitz 3 types of parents better physical health for their
children
New Right - Thatcher, - Education Action Zones, raise
Education was a consumer good motivation and attainment in
which could be sold in the deprived areas
marketplace - Excellence in Cities, replaced EAZs
1988 Education Reform Act and gave extra funds to education
- Set out National Curriculum authorities
- SATS - Academies
- OFSTED - EMAs
- League Tables
- Open Enrolment
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Functionalist Marxist New Right Feminist
Durkeheim Bowles and Gintis Vocationalism Sue Sharpe
- Social solidarity Correspondence Principle Marketisation - Ball marketisation 1970s study of school girls and their
- Specialist Skills Myth of Meritocracy actually reproduced and even ambitions after school
Hidden Curriculum increased social class inequalities
Privatisation Dale Spender
Parsons Finn - Critical of New Right YTS Parentocracy - Gerwitz, study of 14 1980s girls in education as invisible,
- Secondary Socialisation New Vocationalism programme. London schools, notion of school curriculum male biased
- Education is meritocratic Argued it had a hidden function parentocracy was a myth because
which was to produce a pool of low parental power is not equal distributed Social democrats
Davis Moore skilled cheap and docile young across all parents of di erent social Wanted to tackle social exclusion
- Role allocation workers. Many employers abused class + agreed with Ball that this - Sue Start, provided pre-school
- Sifting and Sorting the scheme in that only a fraction of system reinforced inequalities children and families in
trainees were o ered jobs between schools in middle class and disadvantaged areas with variety of
afterwards working class areas in funding. support
Finn - Critical of GNVQ, such Minimise state interference - Evaluation by DfE2010 found that
courses inevitably produced a form Government spending mothers reported a more
of educational segregation stimulating home environment and
Gerwitz 3 types of parents better physical health for their
children
New Right - Thatcher, - Education Action Zones, raise
Education was a consumer good motivation and attainment in
which could be sold in the deprived areas
marketplace - Excellence in Cities, replaced EAZs
1988 Education Reform Act and gave extra funds to education
- Set out National Curriculum authorities
- SATS - Academies
- OFSTED - EMAs
- League Tables
- Open Enrolment
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