7. EDUCATION - Class Differences

Question 1

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Cultural Deprivation
- Language
Working class speak with what?

Answer 1

A restricted code.
limited vocabulary
grammatically simple
use of gestures

Question 2

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Cultural Deprivation
- Language
Middle Class speak with a what?

Answer 2

Elaborate code.
large vocabulary
grammatically complex
abstract

Question 3

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Cultural Deprivation
- Language
Which speech code does education use?

Answer 3

Elaborate

Question 4

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Cultural Deprivation
- Parents Education
How does this affect achievement?

Answer 4

If a parent is uneducated, they won’t take as much interest in their child’s education, and won’t encourage them or help them see the importance of education.

Question 5

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Cultural Deprivation 
     - Working Class Subculture
Define Fatalism 
Define Collectivism 
Define Immediate Gratification
Define Present-Time Gratification

Answer 5

1. a belief in fate that whatever happens happens and status can’t change.
2. valuing being in a group rather than lone success.
3. not making sacrifices for education
4. now is more important than the future

Question 6

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Contemporary Education
- Education Action Zones
What do these do?

Answer 6

Target deprived areas

Include breakfast clubs

New Labour didn’t last past this term due to unsuccessful policies

Improved KS1 standards

Question 7

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Contemporary Education
- Sure Start
What is Sure Start?

Answer 7

Childcare and education for children aged 2-4

Small improvement

All children have access to nursery

No longer exists

Question 8

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Material Deprivation 
     - Housing
Overcrowding or sharing a house. 
What can this cause?
What else can happen?

Answer 8

No quiet place to study.

Cold and damp can cause sickness

Crowded means a greater risk of accidents

Question 9

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Material Deprivation 
     - Diet and Health
What does this mean?
What does it cause?

Answer 9

If a child is from a poor household they’re more likely to have behavioural and emotional issues.

They have low vitamin and mineral intake as they survive off frozen food, they don’t achieve as they could be hungry and can’t focus.

Question 10

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Material Deprivation 
     - Financial Support
Education is NEVER free
Why?

Answer 10

Hidden costs like books, trips, laptops, stationary etc.

Question 11

EXTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Material Deprivation 
     - Fear of Debt 
WC students are less likely to receive financial support for their families 
What does this cause?

Answer 11

Inability to join in

MC get support

Question 12

INTERNAL FACTORS:
1.) Labelling
Teachers judge pupils on how close they come to the ‘ideal pupil’.
What are the key factors?

Answer 12

Work
Conduct
Appearance
WC were cardinals and clowns.

Question 13

INTERNAL FACTORS:
2.) Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Conforming to your label.
What did Rosenthal and Jacobson do?

Answer 13

Told the school they had s new test to identify those pupils who would spurt ahead and they found teachers treated these differently.

Question 14

INTERNAL FACTORS:
3.) Streaming
Separating children into ‘sets’.
How does this exclude the WC and keep them at low ability?

Answer 14

They’re always put in bottom sets due to labelling and they can’t succeed as their ability is then limited.

Question 15

INTERNAL FACTORS:
4.) Pupil Subcultures
A group of pupils who share similar values and behaviour patterns.
Why do the WC class join these?

Answer 15

To rebel and question authority and to ‘get back’ at the school.