Key Studies: Functions Of Education Flashcards
(7 cards)
Durkheim
School is a society in miniature, purpose of education is to build social solidarity and maintain value consensus
Parsons
purpose of education is to bridge particularistic and universalistic values
Davis and Moore
Role allocation
Shultz
Human capital: individuals invest in education with the expectation to receive returns in the form of earnings and better employment opportunities when they enter the job market
Chub and more
Marketisation improves standards of education
Althusser (Marxist)
Schooling is a ISA (ideological state apparatus)
Bowles and Gintis (Marxists)
Correspondence principle: the suggestion that education mirrors the workplace in its organisation, rewards systems and a range of other factors.