Conflict explanations of the role of education and training

Abstract

By the end of this chapter you should:

• appreciate that the socialisation role of schools and training programmes can be seen in a negative light;

• be familiar with Marxist views on the allocation role of education and training;

• understand conflict interpretations of the vocational role of education;

• be able to assess Marxist approaches to the role of education and training;

• have reflected on student answers to an exam question;

• have practised a structured exam question yourself.