Ethnicity - Internal Factors - Marketisation&Segregation Flashcards
What does Gillborn argue about marketisation in schools?
Gillborn (1997) argues that because marketisation gives schools more access to select pupils, it allows negative stereotypes to influence decisions about school admissions.
What study can support Gillborn’s argument?
Moore and Davenport’s (1990) American research study.
What does Moore and Davenport’s study show?
They show how selection procedures lead to ethnic segregation. With minority pupils failing to get into better secondary schools due to discrimination.
How can we tell that school’s discriminate?
M and D found that primary school reports were used to screen out pupils with language difficulties, while the application process was difficult for non-English speaking parents to understand.
Who did these procedures favour and not favour?
These procedures favoured white pupils and disadvantaged those from ethnic minority backgrounds.
What did Moore and Davenport conclude?
They concluded that selection leads to an ethically stratified education system.
What did the Commission for Racial Equality find in Britain?
The Commission for Racial Equality (1993) identified similar biases in Britain (Moore and Davenport carried out research in America).
What did the Commissions for Racial Equality say about ethnic minority pupils?
The Commissions for Racial Equality noted that racism in school’s admissions procedures means that ethnic minority children are more likely to end up in unpopular schools.
What were the reasons why the Commissions for Racial Equality report racism in schools, creating a disadvantage to ethnic minority pupils?
They identified that:
- reports from primary schools that stereotype minority pupils
- racist bias in interviews for school places
- lack of information amd application forms in minority languages
- ethnic minority parents are often unaware of how the waiting list system works and the importance of deadlines.
