Education (theorists)

Question 1

Rosenthal and Jacobson

Answer 1

Iq test falsely showed children who would spurt ahead. Teachers believed this, treated them differently and they ended up doing well which proved the self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 2

Parsons

Answer 2

Schools operate on meritocratic principles meaning all pupils have an equal chance to succeed through talent and abilities p, irrespective of class, gender, ethnicity etc.

Question 3

Sharpe

Answer 3

Girls ambition in 70s were to marry and have children . However in the 90s priorities changed to careers and wanting to be independent

Question 4

French and French

Answer 4

Teachers paid boys and girls similar amounts of attention for academic reasons but boys received more attention overall because they were disciplined more often.

Question 5

Bourdieu

Answer 5

Middle class pupils with cultural capital are better equipped for education than working class pupils due to how middle class parents can enrich their children with educational activities

Question 6

Mitos and Browne

Answer 6

Girls do better than boys in coursework because they are more conscientious and better organised

Question 7

Douglas

Answer 7

Working class parents place less value on education they are less ambitious for their children and give them less encouragement to participate in activities such as homework.

Question 8

Bernstein

Answer 8

Differences in speech codes disadvantage working class pupils who usually speak with a restricted code because the elaborated code is used by teachers textbooks and exams

Question 9

Durkheim

Answer 9

There are two main functions of education : social solidarity and specialist skills