ethnicity internal factors Flashcards
how do language barriers affect educational achievement
Problems with school work
teachers assume language barriers mean students have a low academic ability
it is argues ethnic groups are culturally deprived, this consists of three factors
Language
values
family
how does language deprivation cause underachivement
children havent experienced intelectual stimulation or interactive social experience to achieve
what is a criticism to language deprivation
Official statistics show children with english as their second lamguage were only 3 points behind white british children in their gcse points
what are the reasons for ethnicity educational achievement
labelling
pupil response to labelling
streaming
ethnocentric curriculum
institutional racism
what are chinese people stereotypes as
hyper achievers
really good so dont get attention in class
pushy parents
what is the stereotypes of asians
passive
poor language
motivated
discipline
what are the stereotypes of black pupils
agressive
disruptive
culturally and material deprived
what was tony sewells theory of black pupils experience in school
they underachieve in school due to-
their culture not being recognised in the curriculum
teachers threatened by their sexuality and masculinity and punish/ discipline them more
recieve more detentions than all ethnicities- therefore recieve less education
what is a criticism of ethnic labelling
all theories are outdated
there is less evidence now of disproportional labelling.
what is tony sewells theory of anti school black subcultures
black pupils are more likely to be pressured into a street subculture and antischool subcultures
black boys believe education success is aligned with femininity and therefore choose not to focus and fail.
black pupils want to act black. achieving in school can be seen as acting white
what is the black girl response to labelling
act against self fulfilling prophecy
when teachers label them negatively black girls reject labels and work hard to fight labels
black girls care about their education and future
what is the relationship between black carribean students and banding
less likely to be put in higher bands than white peers.
less likely to be put in higher teir exams, more likely to enter foundation
it is teachers who decide this, so it can be down to labelling
what is the ethnocentric curriculum
when the content of subjects is biased towards the dominant ethnicity.
white culture is targeted.
other cultures like asian and black culture go unrecognised
what did the swann report study 1985
ethnocentric curriculum
what did the swann report find
found signs of ethnocentric curriculum and the neglect of other ethnic cultures.
- white european languages taught- french or spanish.
- symbolic annihilation of black and asian people as they are underrepresented in textbook
- christian focus in assemblies
A03- dictate wether the ethnocentric curriculum is still present
schools are way more multicultural
ofsted make it a requirement to promote cultural diversity
black history month is celebrated in schools.
what does institutional racism mean
school systems are racist and operate in a way that ethnic minorities are disadvantaged compared to white children
what ethnicities are more likely to be excluded
gypsy-roma
black carribean
how many times more likely are gypsy kids to be excluded than white peers
5x more likely
what are some reasons why black girls get excluded
braids in hair
kissing teeth
evaluation- kissing teeth is rude so therefore punished for it
what are signs that insititutional racism isnt a thing
look at data find that white pupils are excluded due to disruptive behaviour
where as black pupils excluded due to very serious problems- assualt against a pupil
therefore maybe schools are harsher towards white children.
what is the a-c economy
david gilborn
schools are interested in boosting a-c grades so people who are though to achieve a-c are put in higher sets.
and those who cant are put in lower sets.
is there racism in uni entries
the best universities, white people are more likely to get an offer.
white people have 75% chance, where as a pakistani only has 57% chance
