Ethnic Differences in Achievement - Internal Factors (Labelling, Pupil Subculture).

Question 1

Who discusses labelling of ethnic minorities in school?

Answer 1

1) . Gillborn and Mirza.
2) . Gillborn and Youdell.
3) . Wright.

Question 2

How does Gillborn and Youdell argue labelling is responsible for the ethnic difference?

Answer 2

• Black children enter primary school = highest achievers.

- GCSE = worst results.

Question 3

What did Gillborn and Youdell find about teachers’ racial expectations of black pupils?

Answer 3

They expected them to misbehave =

• interpreted their behaviour as threatening.

Question 4

What did Wright find about teachers labelling black pupils?

Answer 4

Ethnocentric =

• assumed they weren’t fluent English, so isolated them.

Question 5

Who discusses teachers having stereotypical views on pupils’ identities?

Answer 5

Archer =

• ideal pupil identity.
• pathologised pupil identity.
• demonised pupil identity.

Question 6

Who discusses ethnic minority pupils rejecting negative labels?

Answer 6

1) . Fuller =
- girls rejected teacher approval, but valued success.
2) . Mac an Ghaill =
- didn’t accept negative labels.
3) . Mirza =
- strategies of dealing with teachers’ racism disadvantaged them (ignored some teachers).