Evaluating the Functionalist Perspective on Education
A range of quantitative and qualitative evidence which both supports and criticises the Functionalist view of education.
education
education
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
education, research methods
Are Chinese Teaching Methods Best? (Experiments in Education)
According to recent studies, China is home to one of the best education systems in the world, while Britain is
education, research methods, Statistics
Official Statistics on Educational Achievement in the U.K. – Strengths and Limitations
How useful are official statistics for understanding differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity? How do GCSE
education, Education Policy
Free Schools – Arguments and Evidence For and Against
Are free schools more successful than regular schools?
education, Essay plans, Social Policies
Evaluate Sociological Perspectives on Vocational Education (30)
Evaluations in italics! Vocational Education refers to teaching people the specific knowledge and skills to prepare them for a particular
education, Ethnicity
Ethnicity and Differential Educational Achievement: In School Processes
In school factors include teacher labelling, pupil subcultures, the A-C economy, the ethnocentric curriculum and institutional racism.
education, Ethnicity
Ethnicity and Education – The Role of Cultural Factors
Cultural factors include parental attitudes, peer-group pressure, language barriers and student aspirations.
education, Ethnicity
Material Deprivation and Differences in Educational Achievement by Ethnicity
Poor Asian and Black-African children do better that poor white children, but poor Pakistani and Black-Caribbean students do worse.
Culture and Identity, education, Sex and gender
Gender Identity and Education
Gender identity is one of the three questions the AQA asks about gender and education, alongside achievement and subject choice,
education, Sex and gender
Explaining Gender Inequality in Education – In School Factors
labelling, subcultures, the feminisation of teaching, coursework and boys’ overconfidence are all possible reasons.