New Right Theory Flashcards

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Similarities between Functionalist and New Right

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  1. Believe some naturally more talented than others
  2. Agree with f that education should be run on meritocracy principles of open competition
  3. Believe education should socialise pupils into shared values and provide sense of national security
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Difference between Functionalist and New Right view

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New right don’t believe state can run an efficient education system

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New right view on education

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  • too much state control resulted in inefficenity, national economic decline and lack of personal/business initiative
  • state ed has lack of competition resulting in poor standards
  • state run schools not accountable to those who use them
  • state education system ends up as one size fits all which doesn’t work
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Term: marketisation

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To create competition

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Evaluation

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  • school standards seemed to have risen
  • state schools provide good education with students getting into good schools
  • critics argue low standards in some state schools result of inadequate funding rather than state control of education
  • Marxist argue education impose culture of ruling class not a shared culture as new right and functionalists argue
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Chubb and Moe

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‘accountability’
- real solution to improve school=changing overall institutional framework within which schools work
- parent dissatisfied= take child out of school & pay for prv or more house
- prv more reason to consult parents bc rely on fees
- prv had more freedom to hire/fire
- voucher system.

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what did marketisation introduce?

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league tables, formula funding, OFSTED

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