Educational experiences

Question 1

What did Vincent et al say about black families?

Answer 1

• black families were concerned with children’s schooling as they found teachers treated their children as if they knew less

Question 2

What does Modood say?

Answer 2

• parental support and encouragement is a huge factor in achievement, this explains why ethnic minority groups are more likely to go to uni than white British.

Question 3

What do Troyna and Williams say?

Answer 3

• they described multiculturalism as a means of making the educational experience of ethnic minority groups more palatable.
  3 “S”
• Saris
• Samosas
• Steel bands
  3 “R”
• Resistance
• Rejection
• Rebellion

Question 4

What did Bhatti say?

Answer 4

• found that Pakistani, Indian, Bangladeshi families were interested in their children’s education however they didn’t know much about the daily process
• Made them avoid talking to teachers

Question 5

What is the ethnocentric curriculum?

Answer 5

• it is the idea that our curriculum is centred around ‘Britishness’