Differential Achievement by Ethnicity Flashcards
What type of students achieved MOST well in terms of gaining a 5 or above in English or Maths during GCSE’S?
What academic year?
According to what?
Chinese, Indian and White Irish (as well as ‘Asian other’).
2017/18
A government survey
What type of students achieved LEAST well in terms of gaining a 5 or above in English or Maths during GCSE’S?
What academic year?
According to what?
Gypsy/Roma, Irish travellers and Black Carribean
2017/18
A government survey
What percentage of Chinese students got a 5 or above in English or Maths during GCSE’S?
What academic year?
According to what?
75.3%
2017/18
A government survey
What percentage of Gypsy/Roma got a 5 or above in English or Maths during GCSE’s?
What academic year?
According to what?
5.3%
2017/18
A government survey
Differences within ethnic groups (Asian)
__% of Indian pupils met the expected standards for _____, _____ and _____ compared to __% of Pakistani pupils.
a) 65%
b) reading, writing and maths
c) 47%
Differences within ethnic groups (Black)
__% of Black ______ pupils met the expected standards for _____, ______ and _____ compared to __% of Black _________ pupils.
a) 54%
b) African
c) reading, writing and maths
d) 43%
e) Caribbean
Black ______ students were ____ more likely to be ________ than White _____ (0.% compared to 0.%)
a) Caribbean
b) 3x
c) suspended
d) British
e) 0.29 and 0.10
EXTERNAL
T_____ B_____ (20__) found (through _____ generations of) _______ and ______ families viewed ________ education as a ______. Even ______ parents made _____ for their children to ___.
a) Tehmina Basit (2013)
b) three
c) Pakistani and Indian
d) free state
e) blessing
f) poorer
g) space to study
EXTERNAL
Explain the 2011 consensus for lone-parent families.
3
Asian - 8.8%
White - 10.2%
Black - 24.3%
EXTERNAL
What did Tony Sewell (1997) say when he conducted research in a London school on 11-16 year olds?
As well as being poorer and having less time, lone-parent families lack a male role model, leading to (black) boys lacking discipline.
They may be attracted to other strong males outside of their households (eg in gangs) which leads to a lack of respect for authority in home & school.
INTERNAL
Explain how institutional racism is an internal factor.
Black male students may be negatively labelled because of cultural mannerisms, eg how they address the teacher - it may be misinterpreted as disrespectful and a challenge to authority - likely to lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.
INTERNAL
Explain how the 1992 ‘Young, Black and Female’ study by Mirza showed gender within ethnicity to be an internal factor?
Instead of allowing race-stereotyped labels to define them, black girls are more likely to want to prove them wrong (self-refuting prophecy).
Nearly half the girls who responded to her questionnaire named themselves as the person they most admired.
EXTERNAL
Explain why Chinese students perform better, according to Archer & Frances.
Their parents place higher value on the importance of education.
EXTERNAL
Regarding their identity, why do Chinese parents take education so seriously?
Viewed as a fundamental pillar of their identity and a way of differentiating themselves from other ethnic groups, as well as taking new opportunities presented.
EXTERNAL
In some parts of the country, _________ ________ jobs that would have been typically filled by _________ boys have _________ and not been followed by a new ______ on __________.
a) traditional industry
b) working-class
c) collapsed
d) focus
e) education
EXTERNAL
What do working-class pupils and parents suffer from?
A lack of ambition
INTERNAL
What a popular perception towards the attitude of black Caribbean pupils?
They are more confrontational
In 20__, there was _____ as many _____ men in ______ in the UK than in _________.
a) 2005
b) twice
c) black
d) prison
e) university
INTERNAL
What does Tony Sewell argue regarding institutional racism?
Doesn’t exist - instead ‘institutional peer group culture’ is the reason black students are failing as they fall victim to pressures of their peer group which impacts their behaviour.
What is significant about students who grew up in a home were English isn’t their first language?
They outdo their classmates by Key Stage 4.
External - CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
What are children of ethnic minorities less likely to engage in?
Why?
Intellectually enriching activities
Language spoken at home tends to be ungrammatical or not English.
External - CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
It’s argued children of ethnic minorities are less likely to engage in intellectually enriching activities.
Give a COUNTER argument to this point.
Indian pupils do equally as well to white middle-class pupils despite not speaking English at home due to cultural habitus (high value on education).
External - CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
What is cultural habitus?
Cultural habits
External - CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
Instead of having the attitudes & values to promote educational achievement, what do black pupils have?
A fatalistic attitude, where they believe it’s up to fate.
