Globalisation Policies Flashcards
What did the Assimilation Policy do?
Supported the minority ethnic pupils
Advantage of Assimilation Policy
Compensatory Education =
- Schools give resources to deprived families
Disadvantage of Assimilation Policy
Failed to target underlying cause of underachievement =
- African/ Caribbean speak English
- Underachievement lies in poverty + racism
What did the Multicultural Education do?
Be inclusive of culture in the curriculum
How is the Multicultural Education shown in schools?
- Black History Month
- Culture Day
- RE
Advantage of Multicultural Education
- Raises self esteem
- Raises attainment + achievement
- Inclusivity
Disadvantage of Multicultural Education
MCE is tokenism =
- Failed to tackle Institutional Racism; labelling
What did Social Inclusion do?
Raised ethnic minority achievement
How is Social Inclusion shown in schools?
- Saturday Schools in Black community
- English as additional language programme
What did the Race Relations Act do?
Promote racial equality
Advantage of Social Inclusion
Educ system began to address disparity
Disadvantage of Social Inclusion
Mirza
- Policy takes ‘soft approach’ to culture, home and behaviour
- Lack of focus on Institutional Racism
What did Impact of Globalisation do?
Economic globalisation means increased competition from abroad
Advantage of Impact of Globalisation
- Stay in education longer = Better qualifications
- Pupils ‘experience’ higher educ than parents
Disadvantage of Impact of Globalisation
- Factory jobs moved to unstable (poor) countries to exploit
- W/C Uk put off by uni-debt
How does the increased pressure impact students?
An increase in pressure to succeed
