Role of Education - Functionalist vs Marxist Views — What do functionalists and Marxists say about the role of education?; The Role of Education in Society — Functionalist vs Marxist Views; The Functionalist View — Education Benefits Society; The Marxist View — Education Reproduces Inequality; Comparing the Two Views; Exam Technique
Social Class and Educational Achievement — How does social class affect educational achievement?; Social Class and Educational Achievement; The Class Gap — Key Statistics; External (Out-of-School) Factors; Internal (In-School) Factors; Exam Technique
Gender and Ethnicity in Education — Gender and Ethnicity in Educational Achievement; Gender and Achievement — The Reversal; Ethnicity and Achievement; Intersection of Class, Gender and Ethnicity; Exam Technique
School Policies and Processes - Labelling Setting and Marketisation — School Policies and Processes — Labelling, Setting and Marketisation; Labelling Theory; Setting and Streaming; Marketisation of Education; Key Education Policies; Privatisation of Education