New Right On Education

• What political ideology is associated with the new right in education?

  Political ideology
• What do the new right and functionalists agree on regarding education?

  Education should promote social solidarity
• What values do the new right believe education should promote?

  Christian values
• According to the new right, what should education teach according to Durkheim's idea?

  Specialist skills
• What economic thinking influences the new right's approach to education?

  Neoliberal economic thinking
• How do the new right propose to improve education standards?

  By applying market principles of choice and competition
• What do the new right believe about parental choice in education?

  Parents should make informed decisions
• What system do the new right argue is inefficient in education?

  Local education authorities assigning students
• Who suggested a voucher system for school choice?

  Chubb and Moe
• What is the purpose of a voucher system according to the new right?

  To allow parents to choose schools
• What does competition between schools aim to achieve?

  Raise educational standards
• What should parents be informed about according to the new right?

  Which schools are best for their children
• What does open enrollment allow parents to do?

  Enroll children in schools outside their locality
• What financial independence should schools have according to the new right?

  Independence from local education authority control
• What act began the marketization of education in the UK?

  Education Reform Act of 1988
• What framework did the Education Reform Act of 1988 introduce?

  The national curriculum
• What did standardized testing allow for according to the Education Reform Act?

  Easy comparison between schools
• What is formula funding in education?

  Funding based on student numbers
• What did open enrollment allow parents to do?

  Choose schools beyond geographical boundaries
• What role does Ofsted play in education?

  Compiles inspection reports on schools
• What do league tables rank schools on?

  Performance in standardized tests
• How are new right ideas applied to contemporary education?

  Through standardized testing and education markets
• What has led to the increased privatization of education?

  Growth of academies and free schools
• What issue arises from covert selection of students?

  Disadvantage for less knowledgeable groups
• What does research suggest about cultural and social capital?

  It influences school admission likelihood
• What are the three forms of choosers identified by Goode et al.?

  Skilled, semi-skilled, and disconnected local choosers
• How do education markets favor the middle class?

  By placing others at a disadvantage
• What are the key ideas of the new right in education?

  • Promote social solidarity
  • Emphasize Christian values
  • Teach specialist skills
  • Apply market principles of choice and competition
  • Encourage parental choice and informed decisions
  • Increase competition among schools
• What are the strengths and criticisms of the new right approach to education?

  Strengths:

  • Increased parental choice
  • Higher standards through competition
  • Marketization of education

  
  

  Criticisms:

  • Covert selection of students
  • Disadvantage for less knowledgeable groups
  • Favoring middle-class families