Education - Specific Flashcards
What does Bernstein discuss? (cultural deprivation)
Restricted vs Elaborated speech codes
What does Sugarman discuss? (cultural deprivation)
Working Class subculture - Fatalism, collectivism, immediate gratification
What does Howard discuss? (material deprivation)
Poor nutrition affects educational performance
What does Flaherty discuss? (material deprivation)
Low uptake of Free School Meal - stigmatized
What does Callender and Jackson discuss? (material deprivation)
Working class fear of debt
What does Gewirtz discuss? (cultural capital)
Middle Class parents can play education market
What does Becker discuss? (labelling)
Image of an ideal pupil - middle class in higher sets
What does Rosenthal and Jacobson discuss? (labelling)
Self fulfilling prophecy - if students told they are bright they achieved better
What are some criticisms of Labelling?
- Blames teachers
- Ignores wider power structures (Marxists)
- Deterministic: assumes pupils accept label
What does Gillborn and Youdell discuss? (marketisation)
A-C economy
Schools need high achieving pupils for funding
What does Pryce find? (ethnicity)
Black Caribbean culture less resistant to racisms than Asian culture
What does Murray (new right) find? (ethnicity)
Lack of role models for black boys
What does Gillborn and Mirza find? (ethnicity)
Indian pupils do well
What does Keddie argue? (ethnicity)
Compensatory education policies attempt at imposing white middle class culture
What did Palmer find? (ethnicity)
Ethnic minorities more likely to face poverty
What did Mason find? (ethnicity)
Poverty is a product of racism
What did McRobbie find? (gender)
Magazine comparison - 1970s girls less aspirational
1990s girls more aspirational
What did Goarad find? (gender)
Since 1988 (GCSEs and Coursework introduced) the gender gap increased
What does Weiner find? (gender)
since 80s teachers tend to challenge stereotypes
What does Hall say? (privatisation)
Neoliberal claim of driving up standards is a myth to legitimise profits
What 2 things does Gillborn say? (ethnicity)
- When teachers asked to judge their students potential, black students ranked lower
- Black pupils more likely to be disciplined than white pupils
What do Davis and Moore say? (functionalists)
The function of the education system is role allocation
What did Bowles and Gintis say? (Marxists)
Correspondence principle - Education mirrors the work place through uniform, authority and dull work for rewards
What did Chubb and Moe say? (new right)
State Education has failed students and should be replaced with private education
What did French and French say? (gender)
Boys were reprimanded more than girls
