education topic 3 Flashcards
relationships and processes within schools, with particular reference to teacher/pupil relationships, pupil identities and subcultures, the hidden curriculum, and the organisation of teaching and learning.
What in an overview of the interactionist perspective?
Focus on micro-scale studies within schools and classrooms. They aim to understand how teachers and students experience education.
What does Waterhouse suggest?
That teacher labelling of students has implications of their interactions. These labels can become a pivotal identity for students, influencing how teacher interpret classroom events and behaviour.
What did Becker’s research find about the ideal pupil?
Teachers initially evaluate pupils in relation to stereotypes. The ideal pupil would represent typical and normal or average conforming pupils.
What did Hempel - Jorgensen’s research find out about the ideal pupil?
Based on 12 primary school the research suggests that pupils share a similar conception of the ideal pupil which influences their identity. Non-academic factors such as speech, dress, personality, relationships, discipline and enthusiasm contribute to this. Teachers assessments of students abilities are influences by factors such as social class, ethnic backgrounds and sex.
What did Harvey and Slatin’s research find about the ideal pupil?
Showed photos of children from different ethnic and social class backgrounds to a sample of 96 primary school teachers and they found that white middle class students were found to be identified as more likely to be successful students while teachers had lowered expectations for those from poorer and non-white backgrounds.
What did Gillborn’s research find about the ideal pupil?
Discovered that teachers often prefer white students and do not deem black students to be able to achieve academic success. This leads to a denying opportunities particularly to black Caribbean students. Purely based on race.
What did Harvey and Sutton’s research find about the ideal pupil?
The ideal pupil is more likely to be applied to girls than boys. Students from a lower class are seen as unmotivated and disruptive. While middle class white pupils fit the stereotype.
How does Rosenthal and Jacobson’s research the self fulfilling prophecy?
Students labelled as bright or ideal pupils are more likely to perform according to their teachers expectations while those labelled as slow or difficult are less likely to succeed. Their research showed a group of students who were told as bright and could make good progress made greater progress than those told the opposite. Suggesting the SFP plays a big part.
How does Hartley and Sutton’s research the self fulfilling prophecy?
SFP’s, particularly in relation to gender can negatively affect boys performance. The study involved 140 children in 3 Kent primary schools with the first ground being told boys don’t perform and well as girls and the second not. The boys in the first group performed significantly worse than the second group while girls performances remained similar. Suggesting boys lower performance could be due to gender stereotyping. Further being fueled by the wider society.
What did Ball’s research find about setting and streaming?
Conducted a study in Beachside comprehensive and found that top stream/set students were warmed up by encouragement to achieve highly whereas lower stream/set students were cooled down.
What did Smyth et al’s research find about setting and streaming?
Found that lower stream students have negative attitudes towards school negatively impacting school life, confidence and educational aspirations. As setting and streaming are often links to stereotypes and labelling.
What did Sutton Trust’s research find about setting and streaming?
While setting helps to stretch bright pupils from poor backgrounds, not enough reach top sets. Streaming disadvantages poorer students and favours those from the middle class. Contributing to underachievement.
What did Keddie’s research find about setting and streaming?
Higher stream students are taught better and recieve more educational knowledge leading to greater oppourtunities for success. While lower stream students dont.
