Education Flashcards
Who is the highest achiever in education from different ethnic minority groups?
Chinese and Indian
Who is the lowest achiever in education from different ethnic minority groups?
Black pupils, Roma gypsy and Bangladeshis
What did the Swann report say about the relationship between IQ and different ethnic groups?
If you take into account social and economic factors there were no significant differences in IQ between different ethnic minority groups
What is labelling?
Labelling is when a definition of someone is created based upon there expectations of a certain stereotype
What did Gillbourn say about labelling?
- Teachers sometimes negatively labelled black students. African- Caribbean students were seen as a challenge to school authority - and are more likely to be excluded from school
What does Gillbourn say about Asian students?
Teachers had high expectations of Asian students, which could lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy of success. In contrast negative labelling could result in a self-fulfilling of failure
What is a ethnocentric school curriculum?
- It is seen that the white, middle class culture is better than other ethnicities.
- In the curriculum only European languages are taught
What is institutional racism?
This is where policies and attitudes unintentionally discriminate against ethnic minority groups.
What did Wright believe about ‘institutional racism’?
Found that even though members of staff said that they were committed to equal opportunities, Asian girls got less attention from teachers and felt that their cultural traditions were disapproved.
African-Caribbean boys were more likely to be punished and sent out of class.
What are internal factors?
Internal factors are process inside school or institution.
What are the three internal factors that affect achievement in education in different ethnic minority groups?
Labelling
School curriculum
Institutional racism
What three external factors affect achievement in education for ethnic minority groups?
Cultural deprivation
Material deprivation
Society and racism
What is cultural deprivation?
Cultural deprivation is the lack of socialisation in the home. For example:
Social linguistics
Attitudes and values
Family structure and parental support
What is material deprivation?
Material deprivation is the lack of resources that are seen as essential in everyday life.
