Education- Intro to education: key debates &key issues
A01:
Role of education- purpose, function of a social institution
For an Exam question if it does not state a specific the theorist evaluates
the view
All 30 markers essays contain an item
MAKE SURE YOU MENTION HOW MACRO AND MICRO OVERLAP
Role for society (Macro)
- Socialisation into values
- Social control citizens abiding to laws
- Economic function producing a skilled and trained workforce
Role For the individual (micro)
-literacy and numeracy skills
-Personal growth and +development as human being
Key issues
Meritocracy + EOP
Meritocracy- AME (ability, merit and effort)
Do we have same level of opportunity?
93% go to state school, 7% go to a private school and 5x likely to go to an
elite uni + elite profession
Educational achievement
- Performance at GCSE level need 5 GCSE’S at grade 4+ includes M+E
- Clear differences in ED achievement- LINK to class, gender and
ethnicity
- External factors- outside of school
- Internal factors-within the school
A01:
Role of education- purpose, function of a social institution
For an Exam question if it does not state a specific the theorist evaluates
the view
All 30 markers essays contain an item
MAKE SURE YOU MENTION HOW MACRO AND MICRO OVERLAP
Role for society (Macro)
- Socialisation into values
- Social control citizens abiding to laws
- Economic function producing a skilled and trained workforce
Role For the individual (micro)
-literacy and numeracy skills
-Personal growth and +development as human being
Key issues
Meritocracy + EOP
Meritocracy- AME (ability, merit and effort)
Do we have same level of opportunity?
93% go to state school, 7% go to a private school and 5x likely to go to an
elite uni + elite profession
Educational achievement
- Performance at GCSE level need 5 GCSE’S at grade 4+ includes M+E
- Clear differences in ED achievement- LINK to class, gender and
ethnicity
- External factors- outside of school
- Internal factors-within the school
