Ethnicity And Educat Flashcards
Murray
Lone parenthood leads to lack of positive role models
Sewell
Lack of father lead to finding role models in a gang
Black boys labelled as one of rebels, conformists, retreatists and innovators
Lupton
Adult authority in Asian family is similar to of leaders in schools
Keddie
Victim blaming
Gilbourne and youdell
Teachers to quick to discipline black student
Fuller
Black girls in yr11 challenge anger from racism towards doing well in school, but still don’t enjoy it
Gillborn
Institutional racism ismthe main reason for ethical inequality
Black students more quickly to be labelled, placed in lower sets leading to self fulfilling prophecy
Earlier to be disciplined, more likely to be suspended or excluded
Ball
Curriculum ignores diversity
Mac an galli
Blacks seen as threat
Asians girls seen as having more potential than black girls
Price
Lack of father figure leads to turbulent family life
Wright
Teachers used simplistic language when talking to Asian students with eal
Asian learning needs disregarded due to them often being quiet and ignored
Mirza - case study
Teachers enter black girls into fewer subjects as they thought they were incapable of doing harder subjects. Girls reacted by outwardly rejecting the values of school through their dress, attitudes and behaviour. In terms of academic achievement, they were held back, even though teachers may of been well-meaning or misguided
Some girls however have positive ambitions in education despite being discriminated against