views on education

what do functionalists say education provides

creating social solidarity
teaching skills necessary for work
meritocracy

what does functionalists durkheim think about education

‘school is a society in miniature.’ preparing us for life in wider society

what does parsons suggest about education

school acts as a bridge between family and wider society

critisms of functionalist view

marxists argue education isnt meritocratic, higher class students do better

marxists argue functionalists view is too positive

what do marxists believe the functions of education are

reproduce class inequality

legitimises class inequality, myth of metritocracy

works in intrest of capitalist employers

what is bowles and gintis correspondance theory

schools mirror the capitalist workplace, preparing students for their future roles in the system, values are taught through the hidden ciriculum

critisms of marxist perpectives

giroux, says the theory is too deterministic

critism corespondance theory

may not be as applicable in today’s complex labour market where employers want workers to be able to think rather than to just be passive robots

what are the new rights underlying principles

individual freedom and responsibility

what are the new rights education policys

education market, schools run like business

all school should teach the same thing, resulting in national ciriculum

what did the new rights 1988 education act introduce

league tables

ofsted

gcse

marketisation

what is a postmodernist approach

chllenges traditional views of knowledge by emphasising diversity and the skepticism of universal truths

how is education becoming more postmodernist

kids getting home schooled

moving away prescribed national ciriculum

more online learning

what do liberal feminists believe about education

theres still significant issues of patriarchy however theres a stride towards equality

what do radical feminists belive about education

fundamentally patriarchal and continues to marginalise and oppress women