Different theoretical approaches to education
Functionalism New Right Feminism
Parsons: The Bridge, Meritocracy & Hidden Wolf: Overspending Spender: Male centred curriculum – Subjects
Curriculum Young: West London Free School – focussed on men, little to no attention paid
“Development wing of education” to women in STEM or Arts.
Davis & Moore: Role Allocation
Vocationalism Heaton & Lawson: Curriculum reinforces
Durkheim: Division of labour, Moral Youth Training Scheme gender roles through books despite girls’
education & Hidden curriculum NVQ – Workplace skills in workplace academic success.
GNVQ – Workplace skills in school
Marketisation
League Tables (1992)
ERA (1988)
Ofsted (1993)
Social Democratic Liberal Marxism
Halsey: Equality of opportunity & wastage of Illich: Deschooling – Learning should be for Willis: Learning to labour
ability learning not passing exams
Althusser: Education as ISA & Alienation
Holland: Education and Economic Growth – Illich: Learning webs – Connections made
Industries favour increased investment between those that want to teach and those Bowles & Gintis: Myth of meritocracy,
saying it will lead to ‘long term growth’. that want to learn Correspondence theory & Hidden curriculum
Boudieu: Three Capitals
Functionalism New Right Feminism
Parsons: The Bridge, Meritocracy & Hidden Wolf: Overspending Spender: Male centred curriculum – Subjects
Curriculum Young: West London Free School – focussed on men, little to no attention paid
“Development wing of education” to women in STEM or Arts.
Davis & Moore: Role Allocation
Vocationalism Heaton & Lawson: Curriculum reinforces
Durkheim: Division of labour, Moral Youth Training Scheme gender roles through books despite girls’
education & Hidden curriculum NVQ – Workplace skills in workplace academic success.
GNVQ – Workplace skills in school
Marketisation
League Tables (1992)
ERA (1988)
Ofsted (1993)
Social Democratic Liberal Marxism
Halsey: Equality of opportunity & wastage of Illich: Deschooling – Learning should be for Willis: Learning to labour
ability learning not passing exams
Althusser: Education as ISA & Alienation
Holland: Education and Economic Growth – Illich: Learning webs – Connections made
Industries favour increased investment between those that want to teach and those Bowles & Gintis: Myth of meritocracy,
saying it will lead to ‘long term growth’. that want to learn Correspondence theory & Hidden curriculum
Boudieu: Three Capitals
