explinations of ethinic differences in education.

Question 1

what factors affect the achievement of ethnic backgrounds?

Answer 1

cultural deprivation 
language barriers
teacher/pupil relationships
subcultures
stereotypes

Question 2

what ethic background does better in results?

Answer 2

Asian groups and Bangladeshi students

Question 3

what does Ruth Lupton (1966) argue?

Answer 3

the adult authority in Asian families is much like the ones at school as they are always pushing for more.

Question 4

what does Ball criticise the national curriculum for?

Answer 4

ignoring ethnic diversity and only teaching the history/attitudes of the UK.

Question 5

what did Guy Palmer find?

Answer 5

almost half of all ethnic minority backgrounds live in low income families whereas only a quarter of white British kids live in low income families.