Role of education

Created by

Yasmin ELSON

Cards (20)

MARXISM - Althusser  
Education reproduces class inequality by transmitting capitalist ideas to wc pupils. this legitimises class inequality so they accept a subordinate position

Ideological state apparatus
education transmits Marxist ideas through generations
Repressive state apparatus
maintain control by force (police)
MARXISM - Bowles and Gintis  
Workforce created that accepts orders and exploitation. Docile and obedient workforce who accept class inequality. Hidden curriculum in school transmits capitalist ideology (norms and values)

Correspondence principle
Hierarchy
Alienation
reward
Fragmentation
MARXISM - Willis Learning to labour   
lads reject the meritocratic ideology and replace it with lads culture of 'having a laff' to cope with the boredom. This rebellion garentees them ending up in unskilled work
Evaluation of marxism  
+ exposes the myth of meritocracy
POMO - correspondence principle produce diversity not inequality
Willis - reject that school brainwashes student - pupil can reject school and succeed
Marxists ignore other inequality - only class
Feminist believe schools reproduce patriarchy and capitalism
FUNCTIONALIST - Durkheim 
School has 2 main functions
social solidarity - pass culture and values in hidden curriculum and PSHE
Teach specialist skills - division of labour
FUNCTIONALIST - Parsons  
School link family and wider society which allow student to move from particularistic values and ascribed status in home to the universal values and achieved status of the wider world
FUNCTIONALIST - Schultz 
Developing human capital - provide a properly tained, qualified workforce for best and most qualified to have most skill job (role allocation)
FUNCTIONALIST - Davis And Moore  
Education system sifts and sorts people into a social hierarchy and allocates them into roles
In a meritocratic society jobs , power, wealth is directly linked to educational achievement
Evaluation of functionalist 
school not teaching specialist skills
social class impact achievement - not meritocratic
Marxist - Eduction in capitalist serves ruling class
Students can reject and question school values
State inadequately prepare young people for workforce
NEW RIGHT - Chubb and Moe
Suggest the marketisation of education
Education fails disadvantaged groups and is not meritocratic
Education system fails to produce students with skils for workforce
Private school delivers higher quality education due to having parent as a 'paying customer'
NEW RIGHT - overview
believe in marketisation of education where schools compete (OFSTED, League tables)
State failing due to one size fits all approach which disregards local needs and is creating a less qualified workforce

Education reform Act
Created National curriculum, formula funding, standardised testing and parental choice
Evaluation of the new right
Competition benefit MC - use cultural and economic capital to access
Parental choice contradicts state compulsory curriculum
FEMINISM - Heaton and Lawson  
Hidden curriculum teaches patriarchal values
FEMINISM - Stanworth  
higher expectations of boys normalises the marginalisation and oppression of women
FEMINISM - Sharpe  
Girls in 70s proprieties were on marriage but now on education
LINK - policies - equal pay act / discrimination act
FEMINISM - Kelly 
Science viewed as masculine
Textbooks and resources catered to males
Boys dominate classroom
Evaluation of feminism  
Education is becoming increasingly dominated by women
females outperform males - but still clear galss ceiling and gender pay gap
POSTMODERNISM - Morrow and Torres  
Class is no longer relevant as national curriculum tell school what to teach
POSTMODERNISM - Usher and Edwards  
teaching different to accept differences
rise in vocational options and apprenticeships
Evaluation of pomo  
+ recognise diversity
class still has large influence