Class differences in achievement: material deprivation Flashcards
How does poor housing affect achievement?
Overcrowding - unsuitable place to study -student has lower concentration levels - low achievement
Mould - child gets sick and misses days off school - doesn’t learn content properly - low achievement
How does poor diet affect a child’s education?
Howard - poor nutrition and low energy levels - weaker immune system and get sick more easily - lower school attendance - underachievement
How does Wilkinson describe how behaviour can affect a child’s education?
W/c children tend to be more hyperactive - more disruptive in class and lack of concentration - does not learn content properly = underachievement
How do Blanden and Machin describe how a w/c student’s behaviour affect their achievement?
W/c students are more likely to externalise their behaviour - more disruptive in class and higher discipline - low achievement
How fear of debt affect w/c students going to higher education?
Callender and Jackson (2005) - w/c students were the most debt adverse and 5 times more likely NOT to apply to uni vs debt tolerant students (typically m/c)
In 2009/2010, what percentage of students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds went to higher education vs those from the most advantaged background?
Most disadvantaged - 19% vs Most advantaged - 57%
Why did Flaherty note that 20% of students eligible for free school meals do not take up their entitlement?
Stigmatisation - bullying from other children about being poor
What did Raey (2005) discover about which universities w/c students typically went to?
Local universities in order to save money and be close to their families
More likely to work part-time which decreased their likelihood of getting higher-class degrees (1st or 2:1)
Are the drop out rates for w/c students higher or lower than m/c students?
Higher - London metropolitan (2010) - w/c students had a 16.6% drop out rate vs 1.5% at Oxford (which is predominately m/c privately educated students).
