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What perspective on education do the New Right share with functionalists?
They believe education should perform a specific role in
society
.
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Why do the New Right believe contemporary state education fails?
They think it fails due to centralized state control and policies aimed at
standardization
and
equality
.
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According to the New Right, what is necessary for education to be meritocratic?
It needs to be
more
competitive
and focused on
choice.
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How do the New Right view sports days that give everyone a prize?
They argue this approach fails to instill
drive
and
ambition
in individuals.
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What do the New Right advocate for within and between schools?
They advocate for
competition
within schools and between schools.
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How do the New Right believe competition can affect educational standards?
They believe it will drive up educational standards as schools attract parents with
impressive results
.
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Who argued that private schools perform better than public schools in the USA?
Chubb
and
Moe
.
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What is the reason Chubb and Moe give for the better performance of private schools?
Private
schools
are
answerable
to
paying
parents.
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What impact do the New Right believe their educational model would have on educational policies?
It would lead to
improvements
in
educational policies.
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What do New Right sociologists agree education should impart?
Shared values
.
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What concerns do the New Right have regarding local education authorities in the 1960s and 1970s?
They were dominated by
values
that differed from the value
consensus
.
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What specific historical concern did the New Right have about education in local authorities?
They were concerned about a lack of
patriotism
in history education.
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How do the New Right propose to create a parentocracy in education?
By putting parents in control of
educational decisions
.
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What would a parentocracy ensure according to the New Right?
The
value consensus
would be set by parents, not politicians.
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