HED4802 Assignment 3 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2026 (552465)- DUE 29 July 2026

HED4802 Assignment 3 QUIZ (100% COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2026 - DUE 29 July 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations. For assistance, Whats-App 0.8.1..2.7.8..3.3.7.2. Ensure your success with us ..... In higher education, what uncertainty exists regarding the product being bought? Whether it_____. What is a significant challenge faced by schools in quintiles 1, 2, and 3? What is a key feature of free markets that challenges the idea of education as a market? What impact did the COVID-19 infrastructure audit reveal? What does the Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (2012) aim to address? What negative consequence has the quintile categorisation of schools led to? During apartheid, how were school resources allocated? What does Karl Polanyi refer to as "bad freedoms"? Freedoms that ______. What role do affluent school governing bodies play? The second economy in post-apartheid South Africa is characterised by high levels of unemployment and severe poverty. The pricing of education What has been a common feature of middle-class schools in South Africa? What is the primary role of marketisation in education? Post-apartheid South Africa has completely eliminated racialised economic policies and its socio-economic system is now uniform. What percentage of South Africans live below the upper-bound poverty line? Neoliberal school education policy has created a uniform school education market in South Africa. Neoliberal principles in the higher education sector have not influenced the relationship between students and universities in South Africa. What does Brown (2010) suggest about the market for education? Match the correct sections of text According to Chapter 11, what is/are a defining feature(s) of neoclassical market principles? South African schools are categorised under the funding policy by ______ What led to non-white middle-class migration to former white schools? Historically, education has been considered to be a _____. In higher education, what uncertainty exists regarding the product being bought? Whether it_____. What is a significant challenge faced by schools in quintiles 1, 2, and 3? What is a key feature of free markets that challenges the idea of education as a market? What impact did the COVID-19 infrastructure audit reveal? What does the Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (2012) aim to address? What negative consequence has the quintile categorisation of schools led to? During apartheid, how were school resources allocated? What characterises affluent schools in South Africa? How does chronic poverty affect poor school children in South Africa? According to Chapter 11, universities in South Africa have transformed into institutions that actively serve neoliberal economic agendas. What distinguishes fee-paying schools from non-fee-paying schools? The pricing of education What has been a common feature of middle-class schools in South Africa? What is the primary role of marketisation in education? Post-apartheid South Africa has completely eliminated racialised economic policies and its socio-economic system is now uniform. What percentage of South Africans live below the upper-bound poverty line? Quintile 1-3 schools are exempted from school fees State funding for quintile 1-3 schools is largely inadequate Susceptible to corrupt practices related to procurement Quintile 1-3 schools According to Chapter 11, what is/are a defining feature(s) of neoclassical market principles? Equality and fairness Social welfare benefits Government intervention Supply and demand dynamics South African schools are categorised under the funding policy by ______ student performance quintiles based on poverty levels geographical regions grade levels What led to non-white middle-class migration to former white schools? Proximity to rural areas Superior school infrastructure Lower school fees Government incentives Historically, education has been considered to be a _____. private good luxury service social good free-market commodity In higher education, what uncertainty exists regarding the product being bought? Whether it_____. promotes equality is a qualification, service, or credential includes free resources is subsidised by the government What is a significant challenge faced by schools in quintiles 1, 2, and 3? Financial sustainability Overabundance of resources Excessive state funding Decrease in student enrollment What is a key feature of free markets that challenges the idea of education as a market? Private property rights State-owned infrastructure Universal affordability Equal access to resources What impact did the COVID-19 infrastructure audit reveal? Persistent lack of basic amenities in many schools Increased government funding Significant advances in all schools Equality in educational facilities What does the Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (2012) aim to address? Financing schools that serve poor children Marketisation of private schools Higher education reforms School infrastructure development What negative consequence has the quintile categorisation of schools led to? Equal distribution of resources Elimination of historical inequalities Enhanced access to technology Stratification of the school education system During apartheid, how were school resources allocated? Racially stratified According to urban or rural location Based on merit Equally among all schools What does Karl Polanyi refer to as "bad freedoms"? Freedoms that ______. enhance public benefits exploit others or serve private advantages support communal welfare promote technological advancement What role do affluent school governing bodies play? Increasing state dependency Eliminating competition Setting and managing school fees Ensuring equal resource distribution The second economy in post-apartheid South Africa is characterised by high levels of unemployment and severe poverty. True False Neoliberal school education policy has created a uniform school education market in South Africa. True False Neoliberal principles in the higher education sector have not influenced the relationship between students and universities in South Africa. True False What does Brown (2010) suggest about the market for education? It benefits all participants equally It is prone to market failure It eliminates inequalities It is perfectly achievable Match the correct sections of text Marketisation means that education has a price Recasting of the relationship between academics and students mimics the model of service provider and customer Freedom of choice ideological construct Academic freedom relates to content, pedagogy and assessment protocols Competition has become normalised in higher education Barnett (2010) a marketized university actually polarizes opinion GEAR swing towards a neoliberal economic policy framework Quintile 1-3 schools are exempted from school fees State funding for quintile 1-3 schools is largely inadequate Susceptible to corrupt practices related to procurement Quintile 1-3 schools According to Chapter 11, what is/are a defining feature(s) of neoclassical market principles? Equality and fairness Social welfare benefits Government intervention Supply and demand dynamics South African schools are categorised under the funding policy by ______ student performance quintiles based on poverty levels geographical regions grade levels What led to non-white middle-class migration to former white schools? Proximity to rural areas Superior school infrastructure Lower school fees Government incentives Historically, education has been considered to be a _____. private good luxury service social good free-market commodity In higher education, what uncertainty exists regarding the product being bought? Whether it_____. promotes equality is a qualification, service, or credential includes free resources is subsidised by the government What is a significant challenge faced by schools in quintiles 1, 2, and 3? Financial sustainability Overabundance of resources Excessive state funding Decrease in student enrollment What is a key feature of free markets that challenges the idea of education as a market? Private property rights State-owned infrastructure Universal affordability Equal access to resources What impact did the COVID-19 infrastructure audit reveal? Persistent lack of basic amenities in many schools Increased government funding Significant advances in all schools Equality in educational facilities What does the Amended National Norms and Standards for School Funding (2012) aim to address? Financing schools that serve poor children Marketisation of private schools Higher education reforms School infrastructure development What characterises affluent schools in South Africa? Reliance on state funding only Equal representation of all communities Use of business principles for management Lack of basic resources How does chronic poverty affect poor school children in South Africa? Access to elite schools Visible signs of malnutrition Improved academic performance Decrease in dropout rates According to Chapter 11, universities in South Africa have transformed into institutions that actively serve neoliberal economic agendas. True False What distinguishes fee-paying schools from non-fee-paying schools? Economic and social divide Lower academic performance Equal allocation of state funding Lack of parental involvement The pricing of education For the highly under-resourced schools that serve the poor and where educational outcomes and facilities are incomparable to those of their elite counterparts, the concept of marketing is a non-issue. In essence, what the legalisation of school fee collection for elite schools has done, was to ______ endorse the key assumption of the price mechanism, namely, that everything of ______ value can be expressed in prices. This ______ assumption becomes less plausible when education, as an object of value, is subject to a costing breakdown. In a compelling book titled The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality, Pistor argues that the pricing of grey services like education are ______ fabrications (Pistor, 2019). This is a powerful observation as it ______ the crucial point that education as a commodity is technically not traded on a market, as is the case with commercial goods and services. The pricing of education in the various sectors is usually done by ______, who are not likely to apply microeconomic principles such as ______ or optimality. Komljenovic notes that in the higher education context, “market devices make market actors calculate, but in different ways and not always rationally, albeit aligned with economic relations and rationalities” (Komljenovic, 2020:194). Pistor cautions that the commodification of knowledge and education in general and attempts to measure and apply a product ______ formula which is destined to have particular effects on what the eventual product is likely to be (Pistor, 2019). For the high-end sector of the school market, the product offering can be nuanced, embellished and ______ in ways that have appeal to existing and potential ______. For the socioeconomically ______ segment of this market, material deprivation certainly has a bearing on the school experience that poor children have to endure. What has been a common feature of middle-class schools in South Africa? Resistance to marketisation Elimination of school fees Dependence on rural student populations Unadulterated marketing and PR activities What is the primary role of marketisation in education? Promoting communal welfare Introducing economic market mechanisms Eliminating competition Reducing inequality Post-apartheid South Africa has completely eliminated racialised economic policies and its socio-economic system is now uniform. False True What percentage of South Africans live below the upper-bound poverty line? 50% 75% 25% 10% Neoliberal school education policy has created a uniform school education market in South Africa. True False Neoliberal principles in the higher education sector have not influenced the relationship between students and universities in South Africa. True False What does Brown (2010) suggest about the market for education? It benefits all participants equally It is prone to market failure It eliminates inequalities It is perfectly achievable Match the correct sections of text Marketisation means that education has a price Recasting of the relationship between academics and students mimics the model of service provider and customer Freedom of choice ideological construct Academic freedom relates to content, pedagogy and assessment protocols Competition has become normalised in higher education Barnett (2010) a marketized university actually polarizes opinion