Ethnic DEA Flashcards
name 4 external factors for ethnic dea
- family support
- language
- poverty
- racism in wider society
name at least 4 internal factors for ethnic dea
- teacher labelling
- pupil subcultures
- ethnocentric curriculum
- marketisation and segregation
- assessment
- access to opportunites
what is the lowest achieving ethnic group? give one reason as to why
gypsy/roma - their culture doesn’t value education, so their attendance is very low
8.1% passed English and Maths
what are the top 3 achieving ethnicities?
Chinese - 79.6%
Indian - 70.4%
Bangladeshi - 57.3%
these cultures place high value on education
what % of black students thought racism was the biggest barrier to success?
49%
what does the ethnocentric curriculum mean?
one culture being prioritised while disregarding others.
eg. the British education system emphasises European languages and British culture
what is institutional racism?
the idea that schools are naturally racist and discriminatory
what is marketisation?
the idea that schools are run as businesses that attract customers by competing with each other
allows schools to..
what problem does marketisation about?
allows schools to have their decisions about students influenced by negative stereotypes
what is meant by ‘assessment game’?
the way in which assessments are rigged to validate the dominant culture’s superiority
if black pupils succeed, rules are changed to re-engineer their failure
what problems are there with access to opportunites?
‘gifted and talented programme’ but white ppl were 2x more likely than Black Caribbeans and 5x more likely than Black Africans to be labelled as ‘gifted and talented’
what is meant by ‘new IQism’?
teachers and policy makers making false assumptions on pupil’s ability and potential based on race
teachers have ‘racialised expectations’ that black students have more behavioural problems and worse ability in school
what 2 external factors are considered cultural deprivation?
- family support
- language
what 2 external factors are considered material deprivation
- poverty
- racism in society
how does family support influence someone’s attainment?
many children in black families are inadequately socialised as they often have a single parent
