cultural factors - Ethnicity

Question 1

Language skills

Answer 1

-English being a students first language could benefit as it would be easier to develop elaborated code

• Berelter and engelmann
  language codes spoken by black american families are seen as inadequate so they are therefore capped
• lack of intellectual and linguistic skills as a major cause of underachievement for many minority children — lack intellectual stimulation and leads to them being poorly equipped for school and can be capped at a level

However - english as an additional language means you learn elaborated code — many establisher minority groups are fluent in en

Question 2

Values and attitudes

Answer 2

Rum lupton (2004)
- adult authority in asian families is similar to ones in schools as they have more value for education and authority
- found that respectful behaviour towards adults was expected from children

• black children are socialised into a subculture that instills a fatalistic life for todays attitude which leads to a lack of motivation

Question 3

Family structure and aspirations

Answer 3

Andrew McCullan (2014)
-ethnic minority pupils are more likely to go to uni and have more aspirations
- have a close family network

Daniel Mayniham(1965)
BC families are headed by lone mothers which deprive children of adequate care and leads to cultural deprivation as they are ineadequately socialised
- struggle financially in the absence of a male bread winner and this ends up becoming a cucle