long established, student selective, fee charging independent secondary school
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Marketisation
An attempt to improve education by making schools and colleges compete for students in an 'education market'. ... The process of applying market forces of consumer choice to education.
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secondary education
the second and final phrase of basic education
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League Tables
A set of statistics used to compare the performances of a number of individuals, groups, or institutions a league table of examination results
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Streaming or Tracking
the entire school population is assigned to classes according to whether the students' overall achievement is above average, normal or below average
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PSHE
Personal, Social and Health Education
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Ethnocentric
The behavior involves judging other groups relative to the preconceptions of one's own ethnic group or culture
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multicultural education
Education that teaches the value of cultural diversity
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Material deprivation
A lack of resources and money needed for educational success.
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Positive discrimination
Treating people more favourably because they have been discriminated against in the past
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Tripartite system
State funded secondary education
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vocational education
It prepares people to work in various jobs.
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Differential educational achievement
Systematic differences in the performance of social groups in the education system. E.g. between classes.
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cultural capital
the symbolic and interactional resources that people use to their advantage in various situations
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equality of opportunity
giving people an equal chance to succeed
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Meritocracy
a system in which promotion is based on individual ability or achievement
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myth of meritocracy
the idea that everyone can achieve whatever goals he or she desires by virtue of hard work and perseverance.
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state education
Education provided by local and central governments
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hidden curriculum
the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
long established, student selective, fee charging independent secondary school
Back
Public Schools
Card 3
Front
An attempt to improve education by making schools and colleges compete for students in an 'education market'. ... The process of applying market forces of consumer choice to education.
Back
Card 4
Front
the second and final phrase of basic education
Back
Card 5
Front
A set of statistics used to compare the performances of a number of individuals, groups, or institutions a league table of examination results
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