Ethnicity And Education - Internal Factors

Question 1

Labelling and teacher racism - black pupils and streaming

Answer 1

• Black pupils more likely to be ‘hopeless cases’ due to teacher stereotypes putting them in lower streams
• Foster (1990) teacher stereotypes of black pupils behaviour can also place them in lower streams than other pupils of the same ability + causing SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY OF UNDERACHIEVEMENT

Question 2

Asian pupils

Answer 2

Wright (1992) - study of multi-ethnic primary schools found Asian pupils are also victims of teacher labelling
-> teachers hold ETHNO-CENTRIC VIEWS of British culture/English language being superior
-> means teachers would assume Asian pupils had poor English and left them out of class discussions, or used childish language to talk to them
-> Asian pupils were marginalised - feeling isolated when names/cultures were disapproved of and were ignored due to not being a ‘threat’ like black pupils

Question 3

Pupil identities

Answer 3

Archer (2008): teachers dominant discourse was that ethnic minority pupils don’t fit the stereotypical ‘ideal pupil’
-> ideal pupil identity: passive, quiet, obedient

Question 4

Ethno centric curriculum

Answer 4

• 1% of candidates for GCSE Eng lit in 2019 answered a question on a novel based on a novel by an author of colour
• 12% of secondary and 13% of primary teachers in survey reported that they had training on how to talk about race as part of their initial teacher training