ethnicity and achievement 2 Flashcards
intellectual schools of black families
lack intellectual stimulation and enriching experiences
what did bereiter and engleman suggest about black families
language of black American families is inadequate
evaluate lack of intellectual skills from black families
45& of black pupils achieve grade 5 or higher
why is language spoken by low income black families inadequate
it is ungrammatical and fails to express abstract ideas
children who don’t speak English at home
may be held back academically
what do statistics show about non English speakers
EAL pupils only 3.2 points behind gaining 5 A-Cs
what did gilbourne and Mirza suggest about Indians
do well despite English isn’t their first language
attitudes and values
cause of failure among black children
lack of motivation
how are black children socialised compared to most
- subcultural values - instils fatalism
most children - taught ambition
evaluate attitudes and values of black children
ignores role of labelling and racism
not valid for all ethnic groups
what did Moynihan suggest about family structure
- lone mother who struggles financially due to lack of male breadwinner
- boys lack role model and see cultural deprivation as a cycle
boys will fail and become inadequate parent
what did Pryce suggest
contributes to underachievement
asians are high achievers because culture is more resistant to racism
black are more resistant to racism
due to loss of language and religion in slavery - poor self esteem
evaluating family structure and support
- victim blaming - racism
- absence of male role model may make child work harder
what did Sewell suggest about families
- it is the absence of a NURTURING. father
- boys resort to gangs
evaluate family structure
- it is institutional racism rather than peer pressure that produces failure
what did Sewell suggest about asian families
asians have an asian work ethic and place high value on education
what did Luton suggest about asian families
asian families have similar values to models in schools, supportive of behaviour policies and expect children to act like adults
what was found of white working class families
- often underachieve and low aspirations
- surgery of 1600 found ethnic minorities more likely to aspire to go to uni
compensatory education
- to tackle deprivation of ethnicity minorities on achievement
what was the aim of operation head start usa
to compensate for children with cultural deficits and deprived backgrounds
evaluate ethnicity and achievement
driver - ignores positive effects of ethnic minorities on achievement
- Lawrence - because of racism rather than culture
- kiddie - it is victim blaming
- compensatory education is an attempt to assert white dominance on ethnic minorities with different cultures
what are alternatives to compensatory education
- multicultural education
- anti racist education
what were palmers keys trends
1/2 ethnic minorities live in low income households
2x more likely to be unemployed
