Lesson 03B2.1.3
03B2.1.3 Work-based training and vocationalism after 1988 Quiz: OCR Sociology, Unit 9
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Which educational reform act introduced the National Curriculum in the UK?
- Education Act 1944
- Baker Education Act 1979
- Education Reform Act 1988
- Brodie Act 1992
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What term describes the shift towards work-related education and practical skills?
- Academicism
- Vocationalism
- Comprehensive drift
- Secularisation
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Which government initiative in the 1980s provided foundation training for school leavers?
- Technical Education Council
- New Deal
- Direct Grant Scheme
- Youth Training Scheme
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What marketisation policy allows schools to compete for students and funding?
- Centralised streaming
- Parental choice
- State allocation
- Compulsory zoning
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Which sociologists argue that vocational training reinforces social class inequalities?
- New Right
- Functionalists
- Marxists
- Postmodernists
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What name is given to league tables that rank schools by exam results?
- Performance tables
- Capacity charts
- Progress metrics
- Attainment grids
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Which concept describes running schools like private businesses in a competitive market?
- Comprehensive reform
- Pedagogic control
- Education marketisation
- Social democratisation
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What major qualification was introduced in the late 1980s to assess 16-year-olds?
- CSE
- O-Level
- GCSE
- NVQ
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How do functionalists view the expansion of post-1988 vocational education?
- Skill provision
- Ideological control
- Social division
- Class reproduction
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Which educational policy introduced in 1988 allowed schools to opt out of local authority control?
- Foundation trust
- Comprehensive charter
- Direct grant status
- Grant-maintained status
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What funding mechanism allocates school budgets based on student enrolment numbers?
- Capped subsidisation
- Fixed block grants
- Municipal allocation
- Formula funding
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Which political perspective strongly influenced the 1988 Education Reform Act?
- Marxism
- Feminism
- New Right
- Social democracy
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Which qualification framework provides work-based vocational awards in the UK?
- NVQs
- BAs
- GCEs
- A-Levels
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What term describes the process of running schools using business management techniques?
- Managerialism
- Collectivism
- Bureaucracy
- Corporatism
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Which policy gave parents the right to send their children to any school with spare capacity?
- Catchment restrictions
- Open enrolment
- Selection boards
- Zoning laws
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How do Marxist sociologists evaluate post-1988 vocational training schemes?
- Meritocratic sorting
- Ideological brainwashing
- Equal opportunity
- Skill enhancement
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What is the primary aim of vocational education according to economic planners?
- Cultural enrichment
- Economic productivity
- Political activism
- Critical thinking
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Which educational change reduced the power of local education authorities after 1988?
- Central planning
- Marketisation
- Local governance
- Municipalisation
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What unintended consequence often occurs when schools compete for students in league tables?
- Social leveling
- Cream-skimming
- Curricular expansion
- Resource equalization
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Which government body oversees quality assurance in UK further and higher education?
- HEFCE
- UCAS
- QAA
- Ofsted
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