A policy to alter schools managment so it runs more like a business, for example trying to attract the highest no. of students possible through advertisement and promotions
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Comprehensivisation
The act of standardising something, like the way schools are run, what subjects they teach and how exams are taken. An example would be the National Curriculum
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Immediate Gratification
Being rewarded for something without a delay. For example, a student being awarded a gold star for helping a teacher
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Delayed Gratification
Postponing a reward for something. For example, doing lots of revision for an exam and being rewarded with a good grade
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Meritocracy
A system where everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, which is attained through hard work and is not ascribed
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Particularistic Values
Values and standards that apply to individuals only, possibly based on a personal relationship
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Universalistic Values
Values and standards that apply to everyone, regardless of class, gender, ethinicity etc
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Ascribed Status
A social status that a person is assigned at birth, it is neither earned or chosen
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Achieved Status
A social status accquired on the basis of merit, reflecting personal skills, abilities and effort
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Correspondence Principle
A theory that says that the organisation and control of schools mirrors the capitalist workplace
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Hidden Curriculum
A set of informally taught values, norms and practises that are as much a part of the school part experience as ordinary lessons. Example: Obdience to rules, punctuality
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Cultural Capital
Language skills, norms, values and knowledge about society and culture that provides advantages in formal situations (such as interviews) possessed by the middle-class
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Speech Codes
Two forms of speech: restricted (informal, shortened language often spoken with friends and family) and elaborated (detailed, full and formal sentences often used in education and the workplace)
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Myth of Meritocracy
A Marxist term that claims that meritocracy is just ideology used to legitimise inequality by falsely claiming everyone has equal chance to succeed and failure is a result of the individual, not the system
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Ethnocentric Education
Biased in favour of one ethnicity, leading to those of other ethnicities to fail
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Labelling
Attaching a meaning or definition to an individual or group e.g disruptive
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Material Deprivation
The lack of money or resources to succeed in education, for instance a good diet, warm shelter and school supplies
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Parentocracy
'ruled by parents', a term used to describe how parents have more of an influence in education since the marketisation of schools
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Jug and Mug
A term used to describe how teachers 'fill' their students with knowledge, similiar to how a jug can fill a mug with water
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The 'ideal pupil'
A well-mannered, well-behaved, reserved, obdient, quiet pupil
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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The act of standardising something, like the way schools are run, what subjects they teach and how exams are taken. An example would be the National Curriculum
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Comprehensivisation
Card 3
Front
Being rewarded for something without a delay. For example, a student being awarded a gold star for helping a teacher
Back
Card 4
Front
Postponing a reward for something. For example, doing lots of revision for an exam and being rewarded with a good grade
Back
Card 5
Front
A system where everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, which is attained through hard work and is not ascribed
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