- ruling class ideology
- School transmit an ideology which states that capitalism is just and reasonable.
- School prepare pupils for their roles in the workforce.( to be obedient, punctual, had qualification)
- Education reproduces the next generation of workers for capitalism.
- Serveral close correspondence between social replationships in the classroom and those in the workplace.( Bowles and Ginitis)
- The relationship between teachers and pupils mirrors the relationship between bosses and workers.
- School, like the capitalist society, are based on hierarchy.
- Capitalist society is unequal, different the class of origin, different educational qualifications and jobs they are going to get.
Feminist, they focus on gender inequalities in society.
- Gendered language.
- Gendered roles . School textbook tended to present males and females in traditional gender roles, women as mother and housewife.
- Gendered stereotypes, reading schemes tended to have male bias.
- The hidden curriculum reinforces gender socialisation.
- Subject choice. Girls` subjects had lower status and lower market value.
- Discrimination. The pass mark for boys was set lower than the pass mark for girls.
- Teachers gave more attention to boys.
- Sexual harassment of girls and women teachers by male pupils is a major feature of mixed schools.
The New Right. They think market forces should be introduced into schooling.
- raising educational standards.
- Competition between schools and colleges.
- Allow schools and colleges become self manage.
- League tables to show comparative results for schools are published.
- Parents have the right to choose schhol
- Restore enterprise and initiative.
Interactionist. They focus on the interaction between pupils and teachers and between pupils and pupils within the classroom
- Labelling and self-fulling prophecies
- setting and streaming
- Teachers play an important role in the success of their students.
- Some pupils reject the value of school
- Peer groups are seen as having considerable influence on some pupils.
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