THE NEW RIGHT VIEW OF EDUCATION
Eye on the exam
- Suggest 3 criticisms of new vocationalism (6 marks)
- Outline the New Right view of the role of education (12 marks)
TASK
Using the information provided, complete all 10 questions through a question relay. Each table answers ONE question at a time.
You have 20 minutes
Introduction to
New Right
Recap
The new right is a conservative political perspective.
A central belief of the new right is that the state cannot meet people's needs and people are best left to meet their own needs through the free market.
For this reason, the new right support the marketisation is education
- Name the 4 functions of education (4S's)
- Name 3 functionalist thinkers
- List 2 criticisms of the functionalist view of education