Key Studies: Marketisation And Policies

Question 1

Ford

Answer 1

very little mixing between social classes in comprehensives

Question 2

Ball (marketisation and policies)

Answer 2

Myth of parentocracy

Question 3

Bartlett

Answer 3

cream-skimming and silt-shifting: “Cream-skimming” refers to popular or higher-performing schools selecting high-achieving, often middle-class students, while “silt-shifting” describes less popular schools being left with less able students,

Question 4

Gewirtz

Answer 4

privileged choosers, disconnected local choosers and semi-skilled choosers: Privileged-skilled choosers, often middle-class, have the means to leverage cultural and economic capital to gain access to desirable schools. Disconnected-local choosers, typically working-class, lack the resources and knowledge to effectively navigate the system. Semi-skilled choosers are also working-class but may have some skills and ambition, but still face limitations in accessing their preferred schools.

Question 5

Hall

Answer 5

privatisation is handing over state run services to greedy private companies