ethnicity and educational attainment

Question 1

external factors ?

Answer 1

• material factors
• cultural factors

Question 2

material factors - guy palmer ?

Answer 2

almost half of all ethnic minority children live in low income households against a quarter of white children. Many live in economically depressed areas with high unemployment and low wage rates

Question 3

material factors as to why ethnic children may underperform ?

Answer 3

swan report - at least 50% of ethnic attainment differences can be explained by social class not language difficulties
platt - poverty stems from a variety of factors (low qualifications, discrimination in workplace, limited savings)

Question 4

cultural factors - high achieving ethnic groups ?

Answer 4

(Chinese and Indian )
driver & Ballard - asian family structure encourages educational attainment and families encourage social mobility having a more pro school attitude compared to other family types

Question 5

cultural factors - low achieving ethnic groups ?

Answer 5

(black - Caribbean)
sewell - lack of father role models for black boys leads to lack of nurturing which means students have difficulties with behaviour and give into anti educational peer groups

Question 6

internal factors ?

Answer 6

• labelling
• subcultures
• institutional racism

Question 7

labelling ?

Answer 7

gilborn and youdell - teachers were quick to discipline black boys than others for the same behaviour. teachers have racialised expectations and negative labels of afro Caribbean boys

Question 8

institutional racism ?

Answer 8

discrimination built into the way institutions such as schools and colleges operate