Attitudes and Values

Question 1

Describe compensatory education

Answer 1

Designed to tackle cultural deprivation by producing more school resources in deprived areas
Intervene early socialisation

Question 2

Describe Operation Head start

Answer 2

US billion dollar scheme of pre school education in poor areas
Aim - planned enrichment of deprived childrens environment to develop learning skills
improve parental skills
set up nurseries, home visists, sesame street

Question 3

Describe sure start

Answer 3

Nationwide project aimed at preschool children andparents
Non educational goals
helped development of disadvantaged
improve ability to learn by encouraging high quality environment promote early learning
Tackles poverty and exclusion

Question 4

What did Feinstein say?

Answer 4

WC parents lack of interest reason for underachievement reflecting subculture values

Question 5

What did Hymann say?

Answer 5

Values of WC subculture are se;f imposed barrier
WC believe they have less opportunities and place little value on high status roles
Don’t want educational success

Question 6

What did sugarmann say?

Answer 6

4 main features of barrier to educational achievement
Fatalism - belief in fate
Collectivism - value on being prt of a group over succeeding
immediate graphication - seeking pleasure now rather than making future sacrifices
Present time orientation - present more important - shot term goals

Question 7

Why do these barriers exist

Answer 7

MC jobs are secure - prospect of achievement
encourags ambition, long erm planning
WC jobs less secure and no structure- cannot advance peak at an early age
Parents pass on values through socialisation