Critical Race Theorists Argument

Question 1

what is the first core aspect of critical race theories

Answer 1

the teaching workforce

Question 2

what is a statistic of the diversity of teachers in the UK?

Answer 2

in 2021, 15% of teachers were from an ethnic minority background
ONS 2021

Question 3

who is the evidence for teaching workforce

Answer 3

Mizra 1992

Question 4

what was the first type of teacher Mizra found

Answer 4

colour-blind teachers believe that all pupils are equal but allowed racism to go unchallenged

Question 5

what was the second type of teacher Mizra found

Answer 5

liberal chauvinist teachers believe all black pupils are actually culturally deprived and have low expectations of them

Question 6

what was the third teacher Mizra found?

Answer 6

Overt-racist teachers believed black students are inferior and actively discriminate them

Question 7

who is the analysis for teaching workforce

Answer 7

Tereshchenko et al

Question 8

what did Tereschenko et al argue

Answer 8

found BME tend to work in disadvantaged schools, experience a ‘hidden workload’ of racism, and face stalled career progression due to institutional racism.

Question 9

what is the second core concept

Answer 9

Ethnocentric curriculum

Question 10

define ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 10

an idea or policy that prioritises one ethnic group while disregarding others

Question 11

who is the evidence for ethnocentric curriculum?

Answer 11

Arday, 2021

Question 12

what did Arday say

Answer 12

‘Black Curriculum’ Report 2021 finds empire, colonialism, and non-white history is largely absent from British curriculums

Question 13

what is the analysis for the ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 13

Black Education Movement

Question 14

what did the Black education movement argue

Answer 14

advocated for a curriculum that represented the diversity of Britain, or a multi-cultural curriculum

also called for a decolonised curriculum that covers the violent history and present of empire, colonialism, and institutional racism.

Question 15

what is the third concept

Answer 15

racist assessment

Question 16

what is the evidence of racist assessment

Answer 16

Gillborn

Question 17

what did Gillborn argue

Answer 17

assessments work in the favour of the dominant culture e.g. white children.

Question 18

what did Gillborn argue about the new IQism

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teachers make false assumptions about black students’ abilities and potential.
therefore they are more likley to be allocated to lower sets and streams

Question 19

how does Sewell criticise Gillborn

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we need to focus on external factors such as boys’ anti-school attitudes, the peer groups and the role of the father

Question 20

what the fourth concept

Answer 20

behaviour management

Question 21

who is the evidence for behaviour management

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Cecil Wright

Question 22

What did Wright argue?

Answer 22

Black primary school students are seen as disruptive in comparison to similarly behaved non-Black pupils

Question 23

who is the analysis for behavioural management

Answer 23

institution for race relations 2020

Question 24

what did the institute for race relations say

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argued that school tolerance systems overwhemingly targeted black students and form a “school-to-prison-pipeline.”

Question 25

what is the final theme

Answer 25

marketisation

Question 26

what is marketisation

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introducing market forces of consumer choice and supplier competition into areas run by the state

Question 27

what are some examples of areas run by the state

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education, healthcare and local services

Question 28

when did marketisation emerge

Answer 28

1980s

Question 29

How are academies and free schools marketised

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1. run independently from the local gov
2. supplier competiotion
3. consumer choice

Question 30

who is the evidence for marketisation

Answer 30

Moore and Davenport

Question 31

what did Moore and Davenport argue

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found ethnic minority students tend to get rejected from better schools under a marketised system

Question 32

what is the analysis for marketisation

Answer 32

Commision for Racial Equality 1993

Question 33

what did the Commission for Racial Equality (1993) argue

Answer 33

that racism in school biases led to ethnic minority students ending up in poorer schools.