sociologists for social policy

Question 1

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

CHUBB & MOE - new right ideas applied in education

Answer 1

research in USA showed working class pupils do better in private schools because they are answerable to the fee paying customer (parents)

Question 1

CONSERVETIVE (79-97)

DAVID - focus on parentocracy

Answer 1

due to marketisation policies, focus had be changed from schools/teachers as providers to parents as consumers

Question 2

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

BARTLETT - league tables

Answer 2

• schools become more selective by cream skimming high achievers and silt shifting less able pupils.
• popular schools become oversubscribed and focus more on exams rather than the wellbeing of students

Question 3

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

GILLBORN & YOUDELL - league tables and educational triage

Answer 3

• resources given to students likely to pass 5 GCSEs
• a problem for working class and some ethnic minority students

Question 4

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

GERWIRTZ - parentocracy

Answer 4

middle class parents become privileged-skilled choosers whilst working class parents are the disconnected-local choosers

Question 5

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

GILLBORN & YOUDELL - formula funding

Answer 5

research findings on formula funding means unpopular schools have their budgets reduced whilst popular schools get more funding to attract better teachers/resources

Question 6

CONSERVATIVE (79-97)

BALL & GEWIRTZ - marketing/pr

Answer 6

• money from league tables attracting pupils was being spent on marketing/pr
• schools no longer co operate with each other because they are too concerned about image

Question 7

NEW LABOUR (97-10)

BENN - tuition fees

Answer 7

may help students in university but tuition fees could deter working class pupils from going to uni

Question 8

COALITION (10-15)

BALL - academies and free school comments

Answer 8

• fragmentation of the education system into a patchwork of private providers
• centralisation of control - the government has the power to allow these new schools
• local education authorities no longer have a say in how schools are run

Question 9

NEW CONSERVATIVE (15-)

BALL - profits

Answer 9

argues companies are making profits out of the state funded education system

Question 10

NEW CONSERVATIVE (15-)

MOLNAR - colaisation

Answer 10

the creation of brand loyalty
- tesco computers for school
- cadburys sports equipment
- sainsburys active kids promotion

Question 11

NEW CONSERVATIVE (15-)

BUCKINGHAM & SCANLON - global marketplace

Answer 11

• the uks four educational leading software providers are owned by global multinationals
• this is creating an educational market on a global scale