https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91 Made with ♥ en-us 2017-05-23 10:40:48 UTC 2017-05-23 11:15:58 UTC hello@padlet.com j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173347212 -They believe some people are naturally more talented then others
-They favour meritocracy
-The education system should socialise children
-The education system provides a sense of national identity

]]> 2017-05-23 10:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173347212 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173347591 -Insufficient Schooling
   -Where the current state system isnt meeting its goals
    -The Effects of State Control:
    -Inefficiency
    -Lack of personal business initiative
    - And aids to a culture of state welfare dependancy
-Parentocracy
   - The concept that parents are the customers
-Marketisation of Education
   -It would be easier to compare schools and colleges if they were ran like a business
-Education Market
   -There should be competition between schools as there will be supply and demand putting the consumers in power
   ]]> 2017-05-23 10:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173347591 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173348738 -She brought in the National Curriculum so that all schools could be compared
-Brought in league tables so that schools could be ranked
-Introduced regular inspections such as OFSTED
-Introduced frequent testing such as SATs which fed into league tables
-Brought in Prospectus so that schools could show what they had to offer]]> 2017-05-23 10:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173348738 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173349475 -They looked at the performance of 60,000 students in 1000 American schools and found that children in low income families do about 5% better in private schools.
-In conclusion, they found that a market system would increase standards
-Private Schools
   -Delivers a better education
-Disadvantaged Groups
   -Refers to the lower class and some ethnic groups that have recieved a poor state education
-Skills
   -State education doesn't provide children with the correct skills for the economy]]> 2017-05-23 10:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173349475 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173350559 -Standardised Framework
   -Where all schools are the same so that parents can see what schools may be good or bad for their child
-Shared Culture
   -The state transmits shared culture through the National Curriculum in order to create competition]]> 2017-05-23 11:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173350559 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173350936 -Gerwits and Ball
   -State that competitian aids the middle class at the expense of the working class
-Ball
   - Accuses the National Curriculum of being ethnocentric and only giving priority to one culture
- League tables can have various problems
-Teachers may put on a show during inspections
-OFSTED doesnt give an accurate representation of a school or college
-Some people argue that underachievement is due to social inequality and insufficient school funding
-However, Value Added was introduced to show how schools improved the grades of their students

]]> 2017-05-23 11:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173350936 j_ruddick https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173351928 - The New Right holds a more political view of the education system
-Sociologists look into New Right as it has a more recent conservative view than Functionalism and it has directly influenced education policies within Britain and elsewhere]]> 2017-05-23 11:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/j_ruddick/sje475bulk91/wish/173351928