Ethnicity and Achievement | External

Question 1

Who said that English may not be the first language and there are barriers to the aspect of the curriculum? [ASIAN]

Answer 1

Bereiter and Engelmann. [LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTIC SKILLS]

Question 2

What does Bereiter and Engelmann say about Black pupils achievement [also about language and linguistic skills]

Answer 2

Black-American families are inadequate for educational success and that their speech is “ungrammatical”.

Question 3

perfectly…

What does Labov [critic] say about Black-US speech?

Answer 3

It is perfectly logical and Bereiter and Engelmann’s theory is ‘anti-Black linguistic racism’. -He called this linguistic violence.

Question 4

What does B&E say about White language and linguistic skills?

Answer 4

White speech codes are superior.
They dominate in education system.

Question 5

What does Labov’s study show?

AAVE

Answer 5

African American Vernacular English [AAVE]
- how language is shaped by social, cultural and economic factors.
- stigmatized as being ungrammatical and “incorrect”.

Question 6

Attitudes and Values What does Lupton say about Asians?

Answer 6

Asians view education as part of a ‘way up’ in society.
They have an ambition that will impact heir long-term goals.
They have a strong work ethic.

Question 7

Attitudes and Values What does Sewell say about Black pupils?

Answer 7

Absence of father as role models lead to their underachievement.
- idea of “tough love”.
Difficult to overcome emotional and behavioural difficulties in adolescence.

Question 8

What does Sewell say the most impactful factor is Black pupils education is?

Answer 8

Black boys’ peer pressure.

Question 9

Attitudes and Values What does Evans say about Whites?

Answer 9

‘Street culture’ in white w/c areas are brutal.
Have to learn how to take intimidation.
Impacts school learning of disruption.