Education

• 1. What is the role of education according to to feminists

  Men are at top positions in education. 2015 62% female teacher , 36% headteachers. Benefits boys as they have strong male role models.
• 2. What is the role of education according to feminists


  Secondary schools push ideas of subject options on children based on gender. Girls influenced to pick hair and beauty and art. Boys influenced to pick STEM subjects. Reduces female opportunities as they face glass ceiling with lower paid job.
• 1. What is role of education according to functionslist


  Education teaches norms and values of wider world and are learnt through hidden curriculum. Benefits individual as they know how to behave in society.
• 2. What is the role of education according to functionalist 


  Socialises children into meritocracy which is where status is learnt through hard work and ability. For example, using sanctions reinforce hard work. Benefits individual into drive of success.
• 1. What is the role of education according to Marxist


   Bowles and Gintis say education prepares children for work using correspondence theory. For example, punctuality is taught so in work they turn up on time. Benefits capitalism as it keeps them as good workers who are effective and efficient.
• 2. What is the role of education according to marxists


  School lead kids to believe they have equal chances through meritocracy. However bowles and gintis say it's a myth and ideological control. If they fail it's their fault is what their taught. Benefits capitalism wants people to be unaware of this myth to keep conformed workers and higher class.
• define cultural capital

  • knowledge , behaviour and skills which they display linking to their social status
• define material deprivation

  • lack of resources from money, and basic necessasities
• define cultural deprivation

  • lack of exposure and skills of a culture like language barriers and knowledge
• define hidden curriculum

  • unwritten and informal teachers in school that support the actual curriculum whilst teaching norms and values
• what are some in-school procedures affecting achievement

  • labelling theory and streaming - Hargreaves
  • subcultures - Willis
  • cooled down warmed up - Ball and Keddie
• ethnic patterns in education

  highest achieving are Chinese, Indian

  tiger parents - demanding and push children to best usually Chinese and Indian parents

  Afro-Carribean low achieving but face barriers
• define ethnocentric curriculum

  • where the school curriculum is very focused on white achievements and less on other cultures