new right views on education

Question 1

parentocracy

Answer 1

parental choice/ control

Question 2

marketisation

Answer 2

market forces to encourage competition

Question 3

Chubb and Moe’s arguments

Answer 3

• more parentocracy
• private schools perform better because they act like a business, with paying investors (parents) who expect profit (student results).

Question 4

key new right views:

Answer 4

• more political than sociological
• state education fails due to centralised state control and policies that push for equality.
• school should be more competitive to work in a meritocratic way, as this helps motivation
• school should instill shared values
• left-leaning councils might not teach history patriotically enough
• there might be radical ideas that don’t reflect the views of parents.
• more parentocracy- they control the values learnt in school, this increases value consensus

Question 5

how are new right and functionalist views on education similar?

Answer 5

• right-leaning
• there should be value consensus among individuals in society.

Question 6

criticisms of the new right view on education:

Answer 6

• excessive competition makes children the losers, most will lose and few will win
• fee paying schools do well because they have cultural capital, economic capital and selection.
• they argue against state interference, but a lot of government legislation on education has come from new right politicians.