Achievement of ethnic groups (internal explanations) Flashcards
What are the internal factors of ethnic minority groups underachieving
Labelling
pupil subcultures
Selection
Institutional racism
Ethnocentric curriculum
What did gilborn find in labelling
Teachers were quicker to discipline back pupils
What labels did Jenny Bourne find on black boys?
That schools tend to see black boys as a threat and label them negatively, leading to exclusion and later lower sets and underachievement.
What did Cecile wright find on asian pupils and their label
That teachers assumed they had a poor understand on English and therefore left them out of class discussions and leaving them to feel isolated especially when teachers did not learn their names.
What did Mary Fuller find on y11 black girls subculture
That the girls worked hard at home and made it look like they did not in school and formed an anti-school subculture therefore achieving well and no accepting the label.
What did Mirza find on the black girls subculture who faced racism
That teachers discouraged black students and therefore they were left underachieving
What were the 4 ways Sewell found black boys responded to the label
Rebel, Conform, retreat and innovate
What does Gilborn say on selection
It disadvantages ethnic min groups as negative stereotypes influence decisions about who is and is not chosen.
What did the commission for racial equality conclude in 1993
That children from Ethnic MG are likely to attend unpopular schools.
There are no application forms in other languages
EM parents are often unaware of application deadlines.
What is the ethnocentric curriculum
The curriculum that focuses on British lit, history and music.
How can the ethnocentric curriculum be criticised?
That if schools are ethnocentric then why aren’t all ethnic MG underachieving.
What is institutional racism
Racism built into society such as how schools are ran e.g ethnocentric curriculum.
