ethnicity+ed achievement -external

Question 1

what did bereiter and engelmann suggest

Answer 1

language spoken by low income black american families is inadequate for educational success - ungrammatical, disjointed, slang

Question 2

ao3 for bereiter and engelmann? (swann)

Answer 2

language is not a major factor in achievement (eg indian pupils do very well and do not often speak english in the home)

Question 3

what does moynihan state?

Answer 3

many black families headed by a lone mother -poor care due to a lack of money, and absence of father means lack of male role model (vicious cycle)

Question 4

what does sewell argue about asian pupils?

Answer 4

benefit from supportive parents with an ‘asian work ethic’
more positive attitudes towards education and higher aspirations for the future
more likely to be nuclear families

Question 5

luptons study about white working class families

Answer 5

conducted a study in 4 working class schools. teachers reported poorer levels of behaviour in white working classes which was a result of parents negative attitudes towards schooling

Question 6

what is cultural exclusion (relates to cultural domination)

Answer 6

ball argues that minority ethnic group parents are at a disadvantage because they are less aware of how to negotiate the british education system

Question 7

noon’s research?

Answer 7

sent identical pairs of letters about future employment opportunities to the top uk companies.
signed by fictitious applicants by the names of ‘evans’ or ‘patel’
more encouraging response to white candidate