Sociology of Education Overview
Introductory audio clip by Laurie Taylor
Competing perspectives of education
Assessing Marxist and functionalist perspectives of education.
Types of schools
Intelligence – nature verses nurture
Tripartite System strengths & weaknesses
Comprehensive Schools strengths & weaknesses
Marketisation and the New Right
Social Policies and Education
Understanding marketisation of education
Social Class and Attainment (factors inside & outside of school)
Social class differences in attainment at school
Factors outside school (please read)
Factors inside school (please read)
Subcultures in Schools:
- male subcultures
- female subcultures
- ethnic minority subcultures
- Willis’ anti-school subcultures
- Criticisms of material, cultural and interactionist explanations
Fee-paying schools
Gender and achievement
Why girls are doing better than boys
Gender and pupil/teacher interaction
Feminisation of academic success
Examination system and gender differences
Socialisation, gender and achievement
Ethnicity and achievement
Policies helping to raise achievement
Ethnicity and attainment – part 1
Ethnicity and attainment – part 2
Globalisation and education
Revision notes
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In postmodernism views of education provided by usher and Edward they say that by disolving elitism of modern education the postmodern system of schools can come up. Where the schools are flexible enough and caters for every ones need .
They suggest that oppressed groups can fight back against their disadvantages through localised campaigns to shape educational provision so that it reflects their lifestyles and aspirations .
Qns- What are these localised campaigns ? do they really take place ? and can u give me some ex. of them .
Thank you
Hi again – In the UK one example of postmodern perspective of education would be the introduction of Free Schools. These schools can be set up by parents if the schools currently available in the area are not up to standard. After the parents have justified the need for a new school to be created, the government provides the funding for parents to set-up a Free School. This illustrates the postmodern view as in principle it means those parents who can’t afford to send or ideologically don’t want to send their child to an elitist fee-paying school can set-up their own state school to meet their aspirational desires for their children. Hope that helps 🙂
Meant to ask if your books have arrived yet?
I forgot to add and example like you asked :)http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-28984987
Thank you 🙂 .not yet , the new dates I have gotten from Amazon are till 25th of march .
Fingers crossed it arrives then 🙂