Sociological perspectives on the role and functions of education in society; the significance of in-school processes such as teacher labelling and subcultures for pupil identities; explanations for differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity; the impact of education policies of marketization, selection and privatisation, and the globalization of education
A few thoughts on how the AQA’s 7191 (1) Education AS exam from May 2017 – If any teacher finds […]
An overview of the AS Sociology paper 7191 (1), and a few quick hints and tips on how to answer
The main aims, policy details and evaluations of the main waves of UK education policy – including the 1944 Butler Education Act, the introduction of Comprehensives in 1965, the 1988 Education Act which introduced marketisation, New Labour’s 1997 focus on academies and the 2010 Coalition government’s Free Schools.
Main Sub Topics The Interactionist Perspective – Introduces the topic area, make sure you can explain the difference between Interactionism
This question is relevant to the Education module within A-level sociology. Students may get this or a similar question in
The trick here is to pick two broad (rather than very specific) reasons, which will give you the most scope
Privatisation involves the transfer of public assets to private companies This is an example of a possible 4 or 6 mark
The AQA Specification – Education Students need to know…. The role and functions of the education system, including its relationship
There are three main types of question for gender and education – achievement (why do girls generally do better than
School factors include teacher labelling, banding and streaming, school ethos and pupil subcultures. Although home factors are generally more important in explaining differences in achievement