Theories Of Education Flashcards
What is the hidden curriculum ?
What we are passively taught in school
What do functionalists believe about the education system ?
Builds social solidarity
Provides a bridge between family & school
Develops a qualified Labour force
Legitimises social inequality (meritocracy)
What is a counter to the functionalist view ?
That school doesn’t prepare us for jobs but we learn on the job
What is another counter to the functionalist view ?
Schools are social institutions in the hands of the wealthy
What is the new right view on education ?
teaches shared values like the most able get into the most important jobs
Schools run by local authorities do not reflect the needs of the country or parents wishes but should
What is the new popular belief about education ?
That schools should act more like businesses, competing for customers in order to prosper
What do marxists say about education ?
It provides a workforce for the future by
encouraging young people to accept their position in society and making them believe failure is their own fault.
And it reduces social mobility
What did Louis Althusser say about the aim of education ?
That the aim of education in a capitalist society is to reproduce an obedient workforce
What did Bourdieu say about the purpose of education ?
The education system legitimises the class structure
Who does Bourdieu say has control over the education system ?
The middle class
What advantage do middle class children have when at school ?
Culture capital
