Education - Ethnicity Flashcards
Wright - Asian pupils
Found that - teachers assume that asian pupils have a poor grasp on the english language and so speak to them in a childish manner - making them feel isolated and marginalised
Archer and francis - Chinese pupils
What are the Internal factors that affect educational achievement between Ethnicity ?
. Labelling
. Streaming
. Pupil identities
. Racist teachers / Institutional racism
. Pupil responses and subcultures
Who evaluated Labelling for ethnic achievement ?
Gilbourne and Youdel
Gilbourne and Youdel ~ Ethnic Labelling
Found that teachers were quicker to discipline black pupils for the same behaviour due to racialist expectations
What is the impact of Labelling on ethnic minorities in Education
Black pupils are often labelled as aggressive and as ‘hopeless cases’ - as such become polarised into an anti-school subculture and causes a degradation in self esteem
Labelling also leads to high exclusion rates - Bourne
Who evaluated Streaming
. Gilbourne and Youdell
. Foster
Gilbourne and Youdel ~ Ethnic streaming
Found that teachers place black pupils in lower streams due to being labelled as hopeless cases and because of educational triage
Foster - Ethnic streaming
Found that teacher stereotypes of black pupils behaviour places them in lower streams
What is the impact of ethnic streaming in education ?
Lead to :
. Low self esteem
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Who evaluated Pupil identities
Archer
Archer ~ Pupil identities
Identities 3 types of pupil identities :
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What is the impact of pupil identities on ethnic minorities in education
Who evaluated ‘Racist teachers’ in Ethnic achievement
Mirza
Mizra ~ Racist teachers
Argued that racist teachers discourage ambitious black girls