Ethnic Differences In Achievement

Question 1

What do Lawson and Garrod define ethnic groups as?

Answer 1

People who share common history, customs and identity aswell as in most cases, language and religion + see themselves as a distinct unit.

Question 2

One difficulty in studying ethnicity and education?

Answer 2

Deciding who to include in the ethnic groups. E.g. Who should be classified as Asian when this includes a wide range of languages, religions and cultures.

Question 3

Does white British pupils achievement fall close to the national average? Why is this not surprising?

Answer 3

Yes and because they make up the vast majority of students. At closer look, white WC pupils are performing lower than other ethnic groups.