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Functionalism

Perform positive functions for society and individuals


Sustain social solidarity and preparing people for their role in work place, economy

Durkheim (Functionalist)

Social Solidarity - teaches us to understand we are part of a society. Education transmits society's culture. Society in miniature


Specialist skills - education preparing individuals with skills needed for work

Parsons (Functionalist)

Secondary socialisation - education teaches universalistic standards, acts as bridge between family and wider society.


Socialised into a meritocratic society


Meritocracy - individual achievement, achieving status through own efforts and abilities


Equal opportunity

Davis and Moore (Functionalists)

Selection and allocation


Role allocation


Most talented individuals being allocated more important jobs


Sifts and sorts individuals, most talented get best qualifications

New Right

Education is failing


Needs overhauling

Marketisation

Running a school like a business


Consumer choice


Created competition between schools

New Right policies

New Vocationalism 1980 - curriculum to be more work skills based. E.g. Work experience, BTECs and GNVQs


Education Reform Act 1988 - National Curriculum, GCSEs, SATs, League Tables, Funding formula (money per student from government)

Chubb and Moe (New Right)

Marketisation beneficial to students


Competition between schools helps to raise standards and efficiency


Education does not help poor or disadvantaged groups


Does not produce skills needed for economy


Private schools more effective - paying customer mentality


Lower income children do better in private schools

Gewirtz and Ball

Argue marketisation only benefits the middle class. They use cultural, economic and social capital to gain access to better schools.

Coalition government 2010 onwards

Free schools introduced


Expansion of academies


Pupil Premium - more funding for deprived pupils


Ofsted grading changed


Curriculum reform 2015 - no more re-sit opportunities