1.1.4 consensus theories: new right

Who does the new right think should control education

• Should not be controlled by the state

• As education should be competitive

• To attract customers (parents)

What did Chubb and moe argue

That the reason private schools perform better than state schools was because the schools were answerable to paying customers

Evaluation- excessive competition

• more children will fail

• This increases negative labels, which leads to the self fulfilling prophecy

• Also underperforming children are neglected, since schools are focused on improving the schools ranking rather than sharing knowledge

Evaluation- Chubb and moe

• private school perform well due to other factors

• Students come from higher classes, which lead to DEA

• Private schools are also more selective of students, and are able to choose students that perform well

Evaluation- contradiction of the New right

• They developed the national curriculum, which is a top down state-interference in education

• When the new right are against state intervention