The New Right Perspective On Education

The New Right

• Reflects many of the ideas of the functionalist perspective.
• Argues education should be concerned with training the workforce, making sure the most able students have their talents developed and are recruited to the most important jobs, while others are prepared for lower-level employment.
• Education should socialise young people to build social cohesion and social solidarity.

Chubb and Moe(1990,1992) 

• Believe an…