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 minority ethnic 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 inequality
Advantage of Social Inclusion
Educ system began to address disparity
Disadvantage of Social Inclusion
Safia Mirza =
- Policy takes ‘soft approach’ to culture, home and behaviour
- Lack of focus on Institutional Racism; poverty + 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
