New Right And Neoliberalist Approach Flashcards
(30 cards)
What kind of ideology is New Right?
Political and economical
What is competition the key to, according to New Right?
Efficiency and growth
Since it offers choice to consumers, companies need to compete
State owned monopolies are…
Competition in a free market is…
…bad
…needed in society to improve quality of goods and service
What kind of doctrine is neoliberalism?
Economic
According to neoliberalism, what should the state not do?
- Provide services like education, health and welfare
- Try to regulate free-market economy
According to neoliberalism, what should the state do?
- Encourage competition
- Privatise state run businesses and delegation markets
What is neoliberalism all about?
Competition
1. In national and global markets
2. To offer choice to consumers
According to neoliberalism, what does the value of education lie in and how is that achieved?
How well it enables a country to compete in global markets: marketisation
What does neoliberalism say about the marketisation of education?
- Makes schools compete
- Empowers consumers to choose
- Increases standards
According to neoliberalism, what policy is needed for the marketisation of education and how does it work?
League tables:
1. Widely available info about a school’s success
2. Schools behaving more like businesses
3. Continual assessment of teachers and students
What is privatisation according to neoliberalism?
The process of acting like a business and entering a market
According to neoliberalism, what forms does privatisation take?
- Obtaining income through deals with private companies
- Subcontracting services to private companies
- Testing and tutoring services
According to Chubb and Moe, why has the education system failed?
- Has not created equal opportunity
- Failed the needs of disadvantaged groups
- Does not provide skills necessary for economy
According to Chubb and Moe, why do private schools deliver a higher quality education?
- They are answerable to paying consumers (parents)
What do Chubb and Moe base their arguments on?
Study of educational career of 60,000 pupils from low-income families in 1,015 state and private schools
- they did 5% better in private schools
What is C&M’s suggestion for the education system?
- Introducing a market to state education
- Voucher system
How would the voucher system increase inequalities?
- Might not cover full education —> MC parents may still be able to afford better education
- Schools might still select advantaged students
(New Right/Neoliberalism) What is the key to success in global markets and why?
Education:
1. Provides skills necessary to compete
2. Provides scientific knowledge and new technology to stay in the race
(New Right/Neoliberalism) according to Grubb and Lazerson, what will educational growth lead to ?
Individual salvation
What do Brown and Lauder say about schools?
They are on the front line in search for competitive advantage
What does Ball say about global organisations?
They are increasingly involved in producing and disseminating educational policies
According to New Right/Neoliberalism, what are two roles for the state?
- Imposing a framework on schools within they have to compete
- Ensure that schools transmit a shared culture through NC
What do Gerwitz and Ball criticise about competition between schools?
It benefits middle classes who would use their cultural capital to gain access to better schools
(New Right/Neoliberalism) What is the real cause of low educational status?
- Social inequality
- Inadequate funding
