Ethnicity and education- External factors

Question 1

Who are the top achieving ethnic groups?

Answer 1

Asian others
Chinese
Indians

Question 2

Who are the top 3 lowest achieving ethnic groups?

Answer 2

Black Caribbean
Irish Traveler
Gypse and Roma

Question 3

Statistics of ethnicity in education- Webb

Answer 3

white people make up to 4/5 or all pupils

Question 4

Ethnicity in education- Department for educational success?

Answer 4

-24% of white male pupils on free school meals gained 5 A*-C
-White and Asian do better then black pupils
-in asian culture Indian pupils do best

Question 5

Ethnicity in education- statistics hasting?

Answer 5

-White pupils do less progress between ages 11-16 yrs compared to black and asian pupils
-If this trend continues white pupils will be the lowest performing ethnic groups in the UK

Question 6

Cultural deprivation- Intelectual and Sociolinguistic skills
Bowers theory?

Answer 6

A lack of standard english created a barrier to uk education

Question 7

Cultural deprivation- Intelectual and Sociolinguistic skills
Bernstein?

Answer 7

Restricted and Elaborate code

Question 8

Cultural deprivation- Attitudes and Values?

Answer 8

Different ethnic groups socialised into different attitudes and values

Question 9

Cultural deprivation- Attitudes and Values
Arnots theory?

Answer 9

Media has created a negative anti school subcultures for black pupils he calls them ‘ultra tough ghetto superstar’ which is reinforced through MTV rap videos

Question 10

Cultural deprivation- Family structure and parental support?

Answer 10

This says that dysfunctional family’s are to blame for ethnic underachievement

Question 11

Cultural deprivation- Family Structure and parental support?
Moynihan and Murray theory?

Answer 11

African Caribbean lone parents are to blame for educational underachievement
This is due to the fact that they have a lack of male role models meaning mothers struggle to socialise children adequately

Question 12

Cultural deprivation- Family structure and parental support
Scrutch theory?

Answer 12

low achievement is the result of ethnic minority failing to embrace and conform british culture

Question 13

Cultural deprivation- Family structure and parental support
Pryce theory?

Answer 13

Asian culture in the Uk is much more conformation then Black culture as they are able to ignore racism more effectively and aren’t affected by it e.g. Black pupils low self esteem leading to educational failure
Black culture lose it language religion and ancestry due to slavery

Question 14

Cultural deprivation- Family structure and parental support
Driver and Ballard theory?

Answer 14

Asian family’s have much more of a pro school mindset
This is because asian family’s are less likely to be lone parent family so have a bigger support network for children

Question 15

Material deprivation
Flahatery theory?

Answer 15

-Pakistani and Bangladeshi 3x more likely then white people to be 1/5th or the poorest population
-African, pakistani and bangladhes 3x more likely to be unemployed then white people
-15% of minority groups live in overcrowded homes
-Pakistani 2x more likely to be in semi unskilled jobs

Question 16

Racism in society
Masons theory?

Answer 16

Discrimination is a persistent feature of the experience of british citizens of minority ethnic origin

Question 17

Racism in society
Rex’s theory?

Answer 17

Racism leads to social exclusion according to poverty, showed in housing, employment and education
Racism leads to discrimination inside and outside the classroom

Question 18

Racism in society
Noons study?

Answer 18

Sent identical letters to top 100 UK company’s but alternated between names ‘Evans’ and ‘Patel’
The white name got more helpful and informative responses

Question 19

Criticisms of the sociolinguistic theory- The swann report?

Answer 19

Found that language differences had little impact on achievement

Question 20

Criticisms of ethnicity and education-
Driver?

Answer 20

Highlights his ethnicity can be an advantage in education
-African Caribbean girls do very well in school

Question 21

Criticisms of external factors-
Keddie?

Answer 21

to blame culture is to blame the victims of educational failure

Question 22

General criticisms of external factors?

Answer 22

-embraces multiculturalism
-ignored compensatory education e.g. operation head start, education priority zones, education action zones, free school means and sure start