Edexcel A Level Sociology – Education -
Marketisation and Privatisation May
2024 Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
marketisation - Answer>> - introduced competition and
consumer choice. parental control - they select which school to
send their children to.
- this reduces state control over education
- school have to act like businesses and attract customers.
education reform act - 1988 - Answer>> - Thatcher's
government established the principle of marketisation.
- 1977 New Labour Government followed same policies of
standards, diversity, and choice.
- developed by 2010 coalition government's introduction of
academies and free schools.
marketisation theory
miriam david - Answer>> - parentocracy - rule by parents.
power has shifted from the producers to the consumers.
- encourages diversity in schools by offering parents a choice and
raising standards.
marketisation theory
new right - Answer>> - favours marketisation as 'state control
leads to low standards, inefficiency and a lack of choice for
parents'.
- means schools will behave competitively to attract customers.
- schools that provide what customers want, e.g. exam success,
will thrive in the market
marketisation theory
Marketisation and Privatisation May
2024 Exam Review Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
marketisation - Answer>> - introduced competition and
consumer choice. parental control - they select which school to
send their children to.
- this reduces state control over education
- school have to act like businesses and attract customers.
education reform act - 1988 - Answer>> - Thatcher's
government established the principle of marketisation.
- 1977 New Labour Government followed same policies of
standards, diversity, and choice.
- developed by 2010 coalition government's introduction of
academies and free schools.
marketisation theory
miriam david - Answer>> - parentocracy - rule by parents.
power has shifted from the producers to the consumers.
- encourages diversity in schools by offering parents a choice and
raising standards.
marketisation theory
new right - Answer>> - favours marketisation as 'state control
leads to low standards, inefficiency and a lack of choice for
parents'.
- means schools will behave competitively to attract customers.
- schools that provide what customers want, e.g. exam success,
will thrive in the market
marketisation theory
