Role of education - New right

• summary of Neoliberalism:

  • idea that state shouldn't be involved when it comes to dictating individuals.
  • state shouldn't provide services such as education, health and welfare.
  • economic doctrine, major influence on education policy.
  • school becomes more competitive.
• summarise The New Right:

  • argues state education approach imposing uniformity + disregarding local needs.
  • state cannot benefit from people's needs, people left to free market.
  • state education unresponsive, inefficient = waste money or poor results (less prosperous economy).
• solution to neoliberal economic ideas?

  • Marketisation of education (education market).
• what is marketisation of education?

  • competition between schools + empowering consumers bringing greater diversity, increasing school ability.
• similarities of New Right + Functionalists

  • believe some people naturally more gifted than others.
  • education system run on meritocratic principles.
  • should socialise pupils into shared values, national identity.
• differences of New Right + Functionalist

  • New Right do not believe current education system is achieving these goals, failure cuz of the state.
• results of Chubb + Moe: consumer choice research:

  • Using a comparison of achievements from low - income pupils and private school results, showed 5% low income families did better in private schools.
• what do Chubb + Moe believe of state education??

  • Market system in state education = control in hands of consumers (parents + local community).
  • help shape schools for own needs, improving quality + efficiency.
• summaries two roles of the state:

  • imposing framework, publishing Ofsted inspection reports..
  • school transmit shared culture, single national curriculum.
  • integrate pupils into single set of traditional and cultural values, opposing multi-cultural education.
• Getwitz (1995) and Ball (1994) evaluation:

  • Argue competition between schools benefits middle class, cultural + economic capital gain.
• Evaluation of The New Right perspective:

  • Real cause for low educational standards is social inequality + inadequate funding to state schools.
  • support parental choice.
• Marxist on New Right perspective:

  • Argue education does not impose a shared cultural curriculum, imposing culture of dominant minority, therefore devalues other ethnic groups from working class.