Educational Achievement: Ethnicity

Question 1

Mirza (2000)

Answer 1

Found that African-Caribbean girls are very motivated to succeed in education, which perhaps help combat negative labels given to African-Caribbean boys and students of all genders.

Question 2

Gillborn (1990)

Answer 2

The education system is institutionally racist, creating an environment in which ethnic minority pupils are routinely disadvantaged.

Question 3

Sewell (2008)

Answer 3

Black masculinity subculture, pushed away from education

Question 4

Archer (2003)

Answer 4

‘the successful pupil’ is a desired yet refused subject position for many minority ethnic young people