Sociology Education- New Right

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  • The New Right
    • New Right + Functionalist similarities
      • Some People naturally more talented than others
        • Current education system isn't achieving this.
      • education run on meritocratic principles
      • Education should socialise people into shared values
    • Solution
      • Marketisationof education
        • Create an education market
        • Competition between schools-  greater diversity, efficiency
    • Chubb + Moe- american state education has failed
      • Disadvantage groups: badly served by state education State education is inefficient: fails to produce pupils with skills needed Private schools: deliver higher quality education because paying consumer
      • Proposed end all school funding.  Each family has voucher to buy education. Income from vouchers, compete to get money.
    • Issues with public sector schools
      • Parental choice- no choice
      • Uniformed system- follow curriculum, lack diversity
      • Can't fail- government will always fund them
      • Not competitive
      • Vested Interest- no incentive to improve
    • Marketised System
      • Voucher system- school gets income from this
      • Funding formula- more students more money
      • Competitiveness- best schools continue + grow
      • Raise Standards
    • Chubb + Moe
      • 60,00 students in America Compared children in Private and Public schools
      • Children perform better at private school 5% differrence
        • Private schools: have to do better
      • Marketisation compete like a business
    • Evaluation
      • Contradiction of diversity
      • Large schools, poor quality education
      • Cause of low educational standard isn't state control-  social inequality
      • Marxist- education doesn't impose shared national culture. imposes culture of dominant culture
      • Polarisation created bigger social class gap

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