to what extent does higher education preserve the Establishment

This is just an example of question that you could answer based on what we studied in class. Because it is given to you, you won’t be able to use it for the exams but I hope it will help you to understand better what you are expected to deliver.
Bear in mind (=remember) that you don’t have to limit yourself to what we do in the class this year but that you are free to choose what you want to deal with providing it relates to one of the four notions.
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To what extent is higher education a way to preserve the Establishment?
Not long ago, only a minority of people had access to higher education. Nowadays, there are lots of students from different social backgrounds and origins. Yet, does that mean that equality of chance does exist or more precisely, to what extent is higher education a way to preserve the Establishment? To answer this question, we will focus on the US and the UK.
Higher education as a way to preserve the Establishment.
1. What is the Establishment?
2. The role of higher education: higher education can create an elite and this elite has key positions in our society. As a matter of fact, the better your education is, the more likely you are to get a responsible and influential job. It also transmits values of the society we live in.
3. Which sort of education did most members of the ruling class get? (public schools in England followed by prestigious highly selective universities which were free until recently but now, they can be very expensive + the Ivy League in the US=> aller voir dans les docs pour des exemples )
4. The role of money in education
However, higher education is no longer the privilege of the ruling class.