Education Revision 2013. Role of Education. Focus: What is the purpose of schools? What do they do for society and individuals? What do we learn and why? Are schools good for society or not?. Typical Questions Explain what is meant by the ‘correspondence principle’. (2 marks) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Education Revision 2013
Education Revision 2013Role of EducationEducation Policy Social
class & attainmentGender and attainmentEthnicity and
attainmentIn school processesVocational educationGender &
Subject Choice
The main aims of policies have beenTo meet the needs of the
economyTo raise standardsMarketization competition/accountabilityTo
promote equal opportunities (reduce inequality)
THESE POLICY AIMS CAN OVERLAPbackNext EVALUATION OF EXTERNAL
FACTORSback
Social class is more significant than ethnicity
Language does not hold back Indian and Chinese students
Evidence of high expectations and support for Afro-Caribbean
students
Arguments against..The National Curriculum has too much
content.
Work experience can be irrelevant and time-wasting.
The link between economy and school is too great.
Problems of society do not lie with schools but a poorly managed
economy.
Post-school schemes only exist to reduce unemployment statistics
amongst youth.
Post-school schemes are low paid.
Post-school schemes keep the young in suspended animation as a
cheap pool of labour for exploitation.
Such schemes are deskilling and not reskilling.
Concern for growing academic-vocational divide.
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