Education- internal factors Flashcards

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what is labelling?

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  • attach a meaning of definition to someone

- often labelled on the basis of stereotypes

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Becker (1971) on labelling

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  • found teachers judged pupils according to how closely they fitted an image of the ‘ideal pupil’
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what is the self fulfilling prophecy?

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  • a prediction which comes true

- e.g. labels

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what does Becker show?

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  • teachers don’t see W/C pupils as ideal and tend to have lower expectations, therefore get put in lower streams
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what is a pupil subculture?

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  • a group of pupils who share similar values and behaviour patterns
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what is a pro-school subculture?

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  • pupils placed in higher streams tend to remain committed to the values of the school
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Lacey on anti school subculture

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  • found those placed in low streams suffer a loss of self esteem, the school has undermined their self worth
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how does the label of failure lead to anti school subcultures?

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  • pushes them to search for alternative ways of getting status
  • usually involves inverting the schools values of hard work, obedience and punctuality
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how does marketisation and selection policies affect this?

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  • it explains why schools are under pressure to select more able, largely m/c pupils who will gain the school a higher ranking in league tables
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what is cream skimming?

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  • selecting higher ability pupils who gain the best results and costs less to teach
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what is silt shifting?

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  • off-loading pupils with learning difficulties, who are expensive to teach and get poor results
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what do some schools do to attract M/C parents?

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  • create a traditional image
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