education sociology

What are PISA and TIMMS rankings?

Global tests compare countries standards

What is the impact of free schools?

More choice but favours MC critics Ball Allen

What is an academy?

State school run independently from LA

How does globalisation affect policy?

Policy borrowing more comparison Ball

What is Ball's view on global education?

Global policy shaped by economy not equality

What does Alexander say about globalisation?

Policy tourism may not suit UK context

Tomlinson on global education policy?

Market led policies deepen inequality

What are literacy and numeracy strategies?

New Labour policy raise standards core skills

What are master teachers?

Experts improve teaching quality

How do policies aim to improve standards?

Targets testing funding OFSTED

What are curriculum reforms?

Core subjects focus Progress 8

Why is maths and English compulsory?

Essential for work raise skills

Functionalist view of education?

Socialise skills role allocation Durkheim Parsons

Durkheim on education?

Solidarity specialist skills

Parsons on education?

Bridge meritocracy

Davis and Moore on education?

Role allocation based on ability

Marxist view of education?

Reproduce class myth of meritocracy Althusser B&G

Althusser on education?

ISA reproduces ruling ideology

Bowles and Gintis theory?

Correspondence school mirrors work

Willis study?

Lads resist school form anti subculture

New Right on education?

Marketisation choice Chubb Moe

What is the Education Reform Act 1988?

Introduced marketisation league tables

FSM and class trends?

FSM linked to lower attainment

Gender trends in education?

Girls outperform boys since 90s

Ethnic group trends?

Varied success Chinese highest

Material factors and class?

Poverty poor housing diet Bull Howard

Cultural factors and class?

Values speech codes Sugarman Bernstein

Cultural capital theorists?

Bourdieu habitus Reay Sullivan

Internal processes and class?

Labelling streaming subcultures Becker Lacey

What is differentiation and polarisation?

Streaming creates pro and anti cultures Ball

Teacher labelling?

Affects identity SFP Becker Rosenthal Jacobson

Impact of habitus clash?

WC feel out of place Bourdieu

Gender socialisation Oakley?

Boys girls raised differently

McRobbie on girls?

Bedroom culture reading focused

Sharpe on girls?

Changed priorities now career

Norman on gender?

Toys shape subject choice

Crisis of masculinity?

Boys less motivated Sewell Mac an Ghaill

Feminisation of education?

Favours girls male role models lacking

Laddish subcultures?

Reject school to save face Jackson Epstein

Gendered subject choices?

Domains imagery Paetcher Lobban

External ethnicity factors

Racism poverty culture Modood Lupton

Internal ethnicity factors?

Racism labelling curriculum Gillborn Coard

Ethnocentric curriculum?

Favors white culture Coard

Mirza on black girls?

Strategic avoidance of racism

Sewell on black boys?

Responses to racism peer pressure

Connolly on race and gender?

Black boys disruptive Asian girls passive

Selection policies?

Tripartite 11 plus streaming

Marketisation tools?

League tables formula funding OFSTED

Privatisation in education?

Exogenous and endogenous Ball

Equality of opportunity policies?

EMA Sure Start pupil premium

Gender equality policies?

GIST WISE Aim Higher

Multicultural policies?

Inclusion diverse culture