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- 1What is education for?Functionalist approach -serving the needs of the economy - selection -facilitating social mobility -encouraging britishness and social cohesion -secondary socialisation -social control
- 2The Marxist approach-Serving the interests of the ruling class
-Reproducing the class system
-Breeding competition
-Secondary socialisation - 3Explain the structure of the education system1)Pre-school
2)Primary school
3)Secondary school
4)Further education
5)Higher education - 4Pros and Cons of faith schoolsPros- Full understanding of religion -Religious nature will ensure good discipline and good results
Cons- Less likely to have a broad mix of students from diverse backgrounds
-Prioritising faith over science - 5Pros and Cons of private schoolsPros- small number of students in a class - highly qualified teachers - world-class facilities - lots of contacts in later life
Cons- they are elitist (everything should be led be elites)
- leads to social exclusion - 6Raising standards with OFSTED- Improves the structure of schools and teaching
-Makes teachers work extra hard - 7Raising standards with league tables- Makes competition with schools
- Helps parents to see what school to send their children to
-Can be negative for low achievers from disadvantaged backgrounds if schools focus their resources on the better performers rather than on those who are not entered for GCSE exams. - 8Differential educational achievementThe variations in educational attainment between students according to their social class background, gender and ethnicity.
- 9Middle class backgroundsTend to achieve better results in public examinations than those from working class backgrounds.
- 10Some ethnic minority groupsSuch as Chinese, Indian and Irish heritage students tend to perform better than others such as African Caribbean, Pakistani and Bangladeshi students within education.
- 111970s and 1980ssubject choice was gendered with girls tending to specialise in some secondary-school subjects and boys in others.
- 12BoysPhysics and maths
- 13GirlsBiology and English language
- 141980sBoys got higher Alevel results compared to girls.
- 15Early 2000sGirls were doing better than boys in GCSES and Alevels
- 16Parental values and expectationsParents in professional occupations often have high expectations of their children and expect them to do well at school. They are more likely to monitor their child's academic performance.
- 17Economic situationChildren that don't do well in exams suffer from material deprivation.
- 18Parents' educational backgroundIf parents have high educational attainment they can help their child to monitor progress.
- 19Cultural backgroundResearch suggests that British Chinese parents value education and that in Chinese culture, children respect older people.
- 20Self fulfilling prophecyNegative labelling leads to students doing what they are expecting to achieve.
- 21The school curriculumIt can be seen as biased towards white European cultures. Critics argue that African Caribbean cultures, histories and experiences should be more in the curriculum.
- 22Pupil cultures and school ethosPeer pressure to conform to the norms.
Different classes view education in a different light.
Some schools promote education and progression to university. - 23Institutional racismUnintended consequence of the way schools are organised. High exclusion rate of African Caribbean students.
- 24The specialist schools programmeHelps to tackle low achievement and raise standards in schools.
- 25Schools' admissions policiesIf a school allows its intake, this can work against students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- 26EMAS Education maintenance allowancesThey were introduced so that students from low-income backgrounds could get financial help if they went beyond GCSEs.
- 27Equal opportunities act and anti discrimination actMade it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender or ethnicity.
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- Higher School Certificate(HSC ) Sociology Fichas sobre Education, creado por Anna Jevons el 12/04/2017.
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