1.2 The New Right perspective on Education

What the New Right is

• They share similar views and values as the conservative party and functionalism

• They believe people are too reliant on the state

The New Right views on how to improve education

• By creating more competition with the “voucher system” which will empower consumers and increase parentocracy

• The “vouchers” will be worth a particular amount of money and consumers can spend it on one school of their choice, meaning the schools will compete

Chubb and Moe’s views on education

• Believe that private schools offer a higher quality education as they are answerable to paying consumers - parents

The New Right’s perspective on the roles of education

• Publishing Ofsted reports to give parents a better insight 

• Ensuring the transmission of shared culture and a national curriculum

Gerwitz’s views on the Marketisation of Education

• He argues that the marketisation of education would only benefit middle classes as the cause of lower quality education is lack of funding

The Marketisation of education

• Creating competition between schools will make them more answerable to parent’s opinions

Parentocracy

• Parents being able to give feedback and share their opinions on the way schools are run