the role of education- new right

vocationalism

• role of education to pass skills needed for work

• T-levels, work experience- benefits the economy, produce skilled workers

eval: Buswell- girls pushed into vocational courses, end up in 5c jobs

Finn: reinforces capitalist values and exploitation

chubb and moe

• role to run like a business and offer choice to create competition

• open enrolment- david: creates parentocracy

eval: Hargreaves- Kentucky Fried Schooling, schools too focused on profit

buchanan and tullock

• gov money wasted

• 80% schools are academies- not controlled by LEAs- positive in saving money

eval: invest in increasing funding 2023 teacher strikes- believe quality of teaching and learning damaged

standardised british curriculum

• The role of education is to teach British knowledge and values

• e.g. RE subject focused on Christianity

eval: coard- ethnocentric