Education summary
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- Education summary
- The Conservative Government of 1979 objected to comprehensive schools because they thought that clever children should have a different education from weaker students.
- Were known as the New Right perspective and were led by Margaret Thatcher
- believed no rules are needed for society because market forces (economic factors) can be relied upon.
- believed schools could only become better if they competed with eachother for students
- Were known as the New Right perspective and were led by Margaret Thatcher
- What's the purpose of it?
- learn valuable skills needed for work
- Marxists believe that it socialises people into the Capitalist values of work
- socialisation
- control behaviour
- pass on valuable knowledge - Bourdieu and cultural capital theory
- Parsons (Functionalist)- believe that success in education is the best way to improve their lives and escape from poorer backgrounds. Believes this is the main purpose off education
- Functionalists believe it acts as a ladder of opportunity for people to achieve the best they can, according to their ability.
- believe those who go on to gain the best jobs will become leaders- this is known as meritocracy
- how does social class affect educational achievement?
- have a negative view of education in working class families but a more positive one in middle class families who view it as a route to success
- working class seek immediate gratification and therefore drop out of school earlier, middle class seek delayed gratification and stay on, often into HE
- working class lack cultural capital and have cultural deprivation
- their culture is less favoured by teachers who therefore treat them differently and put them at a disadvantage
- have a restricted code of speech and can't understand the elaborated form used in schools
- Bernstein argues that the language of education mirrors the middle class home
- cultural deprivation theory suggests that the culture of working class people is 'not as good' as middle class and that it leads to failure among them.
- there are many views on this:
- another view suggests that wc are the victims of an unequal society and is the fault of the education system, not them
- however, Marxists blame wc families for their own failure
- their homes are seen as less effective in transmitting the values needed for success
- another view suggests that wc are the victims of an unequal society and is the fault of the education system, not them
- there are many views on this:
- Bourdieu developed the idea of cultural capital and habitus to reflect the importance of culture.
- argues that the higher up families are, the more dominant cultural values they possess and because these reflect the values of education it provides a passport to success
- working class have less motivation, spend less time on homework and often don't understand the importance of education
- wealth can have an impact too...
- those with lower incomes suffer from material deprivation meaning they can't afford the things their child needs for success
- children may be under pressure to earn money to support the family which may affect their studies through tiredness and lack of time and motivation
- The Conservative Government of 1979 objected to comprehensive schools because they thought that clever children should have a different education from weaker students.
- Ethnicity and attainment
- Education summary
- The Conservative Government of 1979 objected to comprehensive schools because they thought that clever children should have a different education from weaker students.
- Were known as the New Right perspective and were led by Margaret Thatcher
- believed no rules are needed for society because market forces (economic factors) can be relied upon.
- believed schools could only become better if they competed with eachother for students
- Were known as the New Right perspective and were led by Margaret Thatcher
- What's the purpose of it?
- learn valuable skills needed for work
- Marxists believe that it socialises people into the Capitalist values of work
- socialisation
- control behaviour
- pass on valuable knowledge - Bourdieu and cultural capital theory
- Parsons (Functionalist)- believe that success in education is the best way to improve their lives and escape from poorer backgrounds. Believes this is the main purpose off education
- Functionalists believe it acts as a ladder of opportunity for people to achieve the best they can, according to their ability.
- believe those who go on to gain the best jobs will become leaders- this is known as meritocracy
- how does social class affect educational achievement?
- have a negative view of education in working class families but a more positive one in middle class families who view it as a route to success
- working class seek immediate gratification and therefore drop out of school earlier, middle class seek delayed gratification and stay on, often into HE
- working class lack cultural capital and have cultural deprivation
- their culture is less favoured by teachers who therefore treat them differently and put them at a disadvantage
- have a restricted code of speech and can't understand the elaborated form used in schools
- Bernstein argues that the language of education mirrors the middle class home
- cultural deprivation theory suggests that the culture of working class people is 'not as good' as middle class and that it leads to failure among them.
- there are many views on this:
- another view suggests that wc are the victims of an unequal society and is the fault of the education system, not them
- however, Marxists blame wc families for their own failure
- their homes are seen as less effective in transmitting the values needed for success
- another view suggests that wc are the victims of an unequal society and is the fault of the education system, not them
- there are many views on this:
- Bourdieu developed the idea of cultural capital and habitus to reflect the importance of culture.
- argues that the higher up families are, the more dominant cultural values they possess and because these reflect the values of education it provides a passport to success
- working class have less motivation, spend less time on homework and often don't understand the importance of education
- wealth can have an impact too...
- those with lower incomes suffer from material deprivation meaning they can't afford the things their child needs for success
- children may be under pressure to earn money to support the family which may affect their studies through tiredness and lack of time and motivation
- The Conservative Government of 1979 objected to comprehensive schools because they thought that clever children should have a different education from weaker students.
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