marxism education Flashcards
(5 cards)
researcher for ideological state apparatus and what is it
education is an ideological state apparatus - maintains rule of bourgeoisie by controlling people’s ideas, values and beliefs - 2 functions
1. education reproduces class inequality by transmitting it from generation to generation
2. education legitimises class inequality by producing ideologies which can disguise its true cause
researcher for correspondence principle and hidden curriculum
bowles and gintis - argue theres lots of parallels between school and workplace
eg use of hierarchies, competition and fragmentation of the day, punctuality to work and school, obedience to teachers and boss
bowles and gintis argue the correspondence principle operates through the hidden curriculum and is how school prepares working class pupils as exploited workers of the future
researcher for role allocation
bowles and gintis argue role allocation isnt based on meritocracy but is actually based on social class. evidence shows main factor determining if someone has a high income is family and class background, not ability or educational achievement
researcher for learning to labour
willis - learning to labour - working class pupils receive working class jobs
there isnt a simple relationship between economy and education system - students are active participants and choose to fail. wc students are more likely to be negatively labelled
in his research ‘the lads’ formed their own friendship group with a counter-school culture going against the value of school and doing well. focused on having a laff to cope with boredom of school and work, instead of challenging it
‘the lads’ counterschool subculture ensured they were destined for unskilled work capitalism needs someone to perform.
eval - attitudes and values
many schools do not successfully instill attitudes and values such as punctuality and obedience. many school children misbehave and are antischool
