purpose of education

• What did Durkheim say about the purpose of education?


  Education builds social solidarity, passes on shared values and teaches specialist skills for the workplace
• What did Parsons say about the purpose of education?


  Education bridges particularistic values (family) and universalistic values (society)
• What did Davis and Moore say about the purpose of education?


  Education sifts and sorts for the best jobs - role allocation
• What do Marxists believe about the purpose of education?


  Meritocracy is a myth - it serves to justify and legitimise class inequality. Therefore, it prevents revolution
• What did Althusser say about the purpose of education?


  Education reproduces false consciousness by acting as an ISA, passing on ruling class ideology
• What did Bowles and Gintis say about the purpose of education?


  Through the hidden curriculum, pupils are prepared for work and taught to accept their position
• What did Bourdieu say about the purpose of education?


  Education has middle class habitus - middle class students have the advantage of cultural capital
• What did Willis say about the purpose of education?


  Schools don't always produce obedience - anti-school subcultures often exist for working class pupils
• What did Chubb and Moe say about the purpose of education?


  Education should not be about equality, just about training workforce. A free market and competition should be in place in education