Ethnicity

Question 1

Ball

Answer 1

INTERNAL
Little Englandism- National curriculum ignores black and Asian history

• Cultural days and awareness assemblies- e.g black history month assembly’s to spread awareness

Question 2

Osler

Answer 2

INTERNAL
Black pupils more likely to be excluded

• exclusion could be down to wc anti school subcultures or laddish subcultures

Question 3

Wright

Answer 3

INTERNAL
Study of multi ethnic primary school
Asian students labelled
- leaving them out of discussions/ using childish language

• Mac and Ghaill - alevel black and Asian pupils study- labelling doesn’t always follow negative pattern

Question 4

Gillborn

Answer 4

INTERNAL
Racism is so ingrained in education it’s now inevitable

• Pryce argues Asian culture in uk more cohesive than black people and ignore racism

Question 5

Bowker

Answer 5

CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
Lack of standard English creates a huge barrier to UK education

• the Swann report- language differences had little impact on achievement

Question 6

Murray

Answer 6

CULTURAL DEPRIVATION
African Caribbean lone parenthood is to blame- no male role models- struggle to socialise children

• Keddie- blames victim

Question 7

Arnot

Answer 7

Media have created negative anti school role model for black pupils- rap music and mtv videos

• Driver- ethnicity can be an advantage in education

Question 8

Mason

Answer 8

Discrimination is a continuing and persistent feature of the experience of Britain’s ethnic minorities

Question 9

Trends

Answer 9

White & Asian pupils on average achieve higher than black pupils

Indians do better than Pakistanis and Bangpladeshis

Question 10

Hall

Answer 10

Culture of resistance
- Impact of slavery means black culture is becoming lost
- the black culture is less more likely to mix with white MC culture

Question 11

Lupton

Answer 11

Adult authoritarian in Asian families mirrors that of school

Question 12

Hastings

Answer 12

White pupils make less progress than black or Asian pupils ages 11-16

Question 13

Sewell

Answer 13

INTERNAL
Boys responses to racist stereotypes- - -rebels (most influential but were minority’s- reinforced negative stereotypes)
-conformists (majority- eager to succeed),
-Retreatists (kept low profile and retreated from peers),
-innovators (valued educational success but were anti school)