Ethnic differential achivement Flashcards
Lawson and Gerrard
Ethnic group definition
‘people who share common history, customs and identity as well as language and religion’.
Statistics within education
Girls achieve more than boys
Chinese are the highest achievers
Black boys are the lowest achievers
Asians overall achieve the least
Reasons for differential ethnic achievement
- Cultural deprivation
- Material deprivation
- racism
Cultural deprivation
Intellectual and linguistic development
-low income backgrounds (black and asian families) lack intellectual stimulation and experiences.
- lack of S.E halts progress and integration (Bowker)
CRITICISMS - Gillborn - Indian pupils do very well despite not having english as first language
Cultural deprivation
Attitudes and Values
Lack of motivation from parents
Black children are socialised into ‘fatalistic’ subculture
Choose religion over education (Dr Mohammad Ali)
Cultural Deprivation
Family structure and parental support
Swann report (85) tightly knit Asian families compared with lone parent black ones are responsibile for different achievements. Lupton - Asian families teach children respect and the value of education - supportive of schools strict behaviour policies
Material Deprivation
Flaherty - unemployment is three times higher in African and Asian people than white people.
15 percent of ethnic minority households live in overcrowded conditions
Bhatti - finacial constraints meant some asian students left school
Racism in Outer Society
-Lowers self esteem leads to self fulfilling prophecy
Fuller (Eval)
Studied Black girls in an comprehensive school
Group where high achievers
Channeled labelling frustration onto work
Shows negative labelling does not lead to failure
Ethnocentric curriculum
Priority is given to certain ethnic groups whilst disregards others.
White history
Uniforms
None religion specific food
