Sociology Education

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the hidden curriculum

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things learnt without being formally taught e.g arriving on time, obedience and conformity

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benefits of education on individuals

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-meritocracy
-learn norms and values
-improved life chances
-norms and values

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benefits of education for society

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can select people for jobs and provides next generation of workers which benefits capitalism

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sue sharpe

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feminist
-studied school girls
-1970s they were family orientated
-1990s more career focused

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Durkheim and parsons

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functionalists
-schools prepare us for life in wider society

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parsons

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compares school to a bridge. a link between family and society. bridge of knowledge

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Davis and Moore

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role allocation
-see education as a device for selection and role allocation
-acts as a filter
-allows people to fulfill roles that suit their ability

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class subcultures

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groups of students in school form groups that have different norms and values from the rest of the school/class

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cultural deprivation

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middle class:
-more money -private school
-move to good catchment areas
-language code

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cultural capital

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knowledge of how the education system works so you can benefit your family
-old boys network
-scholarships
-role models

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material deprivation

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-can't afford uni/don't want to
-can't afford tutors
-living conditions -miss school
-bad role models

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douglas

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class subcultures
-middle class parents care more about education
-keep in touch with progress
-working class don't feel at ease in these situations e.g less likely to attend parents evening

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Paul Willis

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'learning to labour'
-Marxist
-people fail because they are labelled and haven't got enough money
-took him 6 months before he could carry out study -difficult to access schools
-working class got jobs as there were jobs to get, new jobs limited

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Bernstein

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language codes
-limited code-everyday spoken language, simple sentences used
-extended code-greater detail, long complex sentences
-both familiar to middle class but working class only use limited code
-teachers use extended code so working class have a disadvantage

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ball

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working class are more likely to be places in lower streams at school

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criticisms of labelling theory

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-ignores important structural factors such as class inequality
-underestimates counter school culture. Willis claims working class boys choose to fail as achievement isn't valued in their culture

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rosenthal and Jacobson

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self for filling prophecy
-tested teachers label students that which do better
-labelled some students as more likely to achieve
-often label students by names

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the education act

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1988
'the baker act'
introduced SATS and league tables
-the national curriculum
-OFSTED

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LMS

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-gave schools the opportunity to move away from local education
-school more power to manage budget
-gave government bodies power to make decisions about school

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national curriculum

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-for all state schools
-3 core subjects
-7 foundation subjects
-took away the responsibility from teachers for what they taught and passed to government

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white underachievement

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-language code
-free school meals children do worse
language code
-cultural capital

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what percentage of students failing to get 5 A*-C are white?

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83%

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Lacey

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working class parents find it more difficult to place their children in a good school

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inner city schools

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usually failing schools where the poorer people live. middle class have money to move to better catchment areas

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why are girls now out performing boys?

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-more coursework
-changes in attitude-sue sharpe
-changes in school-national curriculum
-feminism in education-school doesn't nurture masculine traits(leadership)
-celebrate attainment more(female quality)

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what percentage of male teachers are in primary schools?

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16%

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why are boys underachieving ?

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-female headed families
-anti school subcultures
-not as many traditional working men's jobs
-hobbies-more sporty rather than educational

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Laddish subcultures

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-contributed to boys under achievements
-in working class culture being masculine is being tough and doing manual work
-non manual work seen as inferior

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what percentage of 8-11 have no male teachers at all

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39%

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what percentage said they behaved better and worked harder in the presence of a male teacher ?

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42%

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gender attainment

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-until 1980s boys were higher a achievers, concern about girls
-trend reversed in mid 90s

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why did boys used to be ahead?

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-sue sharpe- girls had less motivation
-boys dominate teacher attention
-text books male dominated

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why are girls now ahead?

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-sharpe 94-looking for careers
-1988 national curriculum

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Abraham

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male dominated text books

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Jackson 2006

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academic work seen as feminine