Theories in Education
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- Theories in Education
- Functionalism
- Durkheim
- creates 'social solidarity' - strong bond and collective culture
- Transmits society's culture- language, citizenship, art etc
- School acts as 'society in miniature'
- Parsons
- School is a bridge between home and wider society
- Changes 'particularistic' to 'universalistic' values
- Status in school is achieved not asbcribed
- School is a bridge between home and wider society
- Davis and Moore
- 'role allocation'- school is designed to separate students into appropriate roles
- Competition is important- best people get best jobs
- Blau and Duncan
- 'Human capital'- more skills in industries
- Durkheim
- Marxism
- Althusser
- Education is part of 'ideological state apparatus'- used by the government to control ideas, values and beliefs
- Reproduces class inequality- fails the working class
- Legitimates class inequality- 'myth of meritocracy'
- Education is part of 'ideological state apparatus'- used by the government to control ideas, values and beliefs
- Bowles and Gintis
- 'correspondence principle'- relationships + structure of education mirrors the workplace
- 'hidden curriculum'- subliminal lessons within lessons
- Social etiquette
- Deadlines and consequences
- Rewards for compliance
- 'hidden curriculum'- subliminal lessons within lessons
- 'correspondence principle'- relationships + structure of education mirrors the workplace
- Althusser
- Neoliberalism/New Right
- Schools should be run like businesses- no state control
- Chubb and Moe
- 'Consumer choice'- private-school working class pupils did 5% better than the state-educated
- Argue state education needs competition
- Keep elements of National Curriculum for competition
- New Right contradicts itself
- Functionalism
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