Ethnicity - Internal

Question 1

Teacher labelling Gilborn and Youdell 2000

Answer 1

Teachers have racialised expectations that lead to underachievement

• Asians are a problem to ignore
• black students are loud and naughty
• this soured the relationship between black students and teachers

Question 2

Eval for G&Y’s study (Mac an Ghail)

Answer 2

Labels do not always lead to underachievement
Study of black A-Level students (all girls grammar school)
-they felt as though they needed to overcome the negative labels
-they believed they adapted survival strategies such as avoiding the teachers until you actually need them

Question 3

What is ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 3

A curriculum that favours British culture rather than others

Question 4

Troyna and Williams 1986 (ethnocentric curriculum)

Answer 4

The curriculum in British schools are ethnocentric as this allows for the British and English language to be prioritised

Question 5

Ball (ethnocentric curriculum)

Answer 5

Promotes little Englandism

-eg history focuses on English glories such as WW1

Question 6

Coard (ethnocentric curriculum)

Answer 6

Ethnocentric curriculum leads to underachievement as it leads to a lack of self esteem

Question 7

What is institutional racism?

Answer 7

Discrimination that is built into institutions such as the education system.

Question 8

Wright (institutional racism)

Answer 8

Teachers found that south Asian students had a poor grasp of English, which led them to baby them and place them in lower school sets
-this limits their achievement as they aren’t pushed as far as they need to

Question 9

Mirza (institutional racism)

Answer 9

Black students received racism from their teachers. Identified 3 types of teacher racism

1. colour blind- those that try not to be racist but say the wrong things
2. liberal chauvinists-those who have a negative view of minorities but try to help
3. overt racists- Openly racist

Question 10

Sewell (institutional racism)

Answer 10

Studies how black students cope with racism in schools.
Stereotype “black machismo” - boys being rebellious and anti authority
He identifies 4 ways that the boys respond:
Rebels-anti school who rebel to gain status
Conformists-those who confirmed as they wanted to succeed
Retreatists-didn’t do well and they didn’t want to do well either
Innovators- pro education but anti school

Question 11

What is a subculture

Answer 11

A group of people with different sets of norms and values from normal society

Question 12

Why are ethnic minorities more likely to join anti school subcultures

Answer 12

Labelling

Sense of community

Question 13

Fuller (subcultures) - rejecting negative labels

Answer 13

Completed a study on black girls in yr11 in comprehensive schools
-black girls were in lower streams however they wanted to do well in school so they did and chose not to conform anywhere else
They were able to reject the labels and succeed