Theories of education

Which of the following is NOT a functionalist who discusses education

• Durkheim

• Parsons

• Althusser

• Davis and Moore

Parsons suggests that the education system is ___________, where students just need to work hard in order to achieve.

Match the terms to the appropriate functionalist

Groups:

(a) Durkheim

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(b) Parsons

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(c) Davis & Moore

• Meritocracy

• Role allocation

• Sift and sort

• Social solidarity

• Specialist skills

• Secondary socialisation

Althusser suggests that education acts as an ____________ state apparatus

Bowles and Gintis suggest that schools operate through a ​ (a)   principle where they ​ (b)   the workplace through the ​ (c)   curriculum.

• mirror
• correspondence
• hidden
• contrast
• formal

Which of these is NOT a term related to Marxist views of education

• Ideological state apparatus

• Myth of meritocracy

• Correspondence principle

• Social solidarity

Becker suggests that teachers hold concepts of what is an ___________ pupil

Interactionists suggest that teacher labelling can lead to a ______________

Match the marketisation policy to it's description

• Money per pupil

• Formula funding

• School ratings

• National curriculum

• Inspecting and judging schools

• League tables

• Teaching the same

• Ofsted

The Education Reform Act (1988), which brought in many marketisation policies, created an education system ruled by parents, this is known as _____________