Education: Ethnicity

Question 1

Internal Factors

Answer 1

-Labelling and Teacher racism
-Institutional racism
-Ethnocentric Curriculum
-IQism
-Teachers and underrepsentation is school staffing
-Marketisation and segregation

Question 2

External factors

Answer 2

-Material deprivation
-Racism in society
-Cultural deprivation:
Parental attitudes
Language
Family structures
Subculture

Question 3

What family type are black carribean families more likely to be in

Answer 3

Lone parent (51%)

Question 4

What family type are Asian families more likely to be in

Answer 4

Extended families

Question 5

Which ethnic groups consistently overachieve

Answer 5

-Chinese
-Indian

Question 6

Which ethnic groups consistently underachieve

Answer 6

-Gypsy/ traveller
-Black British/ carribean
-Pakistani
-White wc boys

Question 7

What is achievement like in white pupils

Answer 7

-White pupils achievements closely align with the national average
-This is unsurprising since they form approximately 80% of the school population

Question 8

Percentage of white boys on FSM that achieved 5 GCSEs according to the DfES 2010

Answer 8

23%

Question 9

Hastings (2006) progress of white pupils

Answer 9

-White pupils are less progress between ages 11 and 16 than their black or Asian peers.

This raises concerns that white pupils could soon become the worst performing groups as minorities are improving at a faster rate

Question 10

Which ethnic groups are more ikely to be identifies as having SEN

Answer 10

-Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi

This over representation may reflect structural inequalities and biases in the identification process

Question 11

Which group is more likely to face permanent exclusion from school

Answer 11

-Black carribean students are around 3x more likely to face permanent exclusion.

-This trend contributes to their over representation in student referral units and impacts their educational outcomes

Question 12

Which ethnic minority groups are more likely to stay in full time education post 16

Answer 12

-Black and Asian are more likely to stay in full time education compared to white pupils

Question 13

Which ethnic minority groups are less likely to have any adult qualifications

Answer 13

-Bangladeshi and Pakistani

Question 14

Moynihan (1965) -Family structure

Answer 14

-Lone parent families deprive children of male role models and financial support, perpetuating the cycle of deprivation

Question 15

Murray (1984)- Family structure

Answer 15

-Linked high rates of lone parenthood with underachievement. He argued that the breakdown of traditional nuclear family structures undermines discipline and social stability, leading to poor educational outcomes. This suggests that lone parent families may struggle to provide the support and authority required for children to succeed in school