INTERNAL / EXTERNAL Flashcards
HIDDEN CURRCIU; M
Schools pass on a set of social norms and values to their students, not directly taught
WORKINFG - CLASS —– MIDDLE CLASS
WC - HANDS are their main instruments
MC - require a degree
Education is not a level playing field for WC and MC students
WC underachieve more
LABELING THEORY
People decided on the characters of others and treat them like this
Teachers label students - disobedient student = harsh punishment
bright students - support
Labeling creates SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY
internalizes the label they have been given
STREAMING/SETTING/ MIXED ABILITY
STREAMING - ability based groups for multiple subjects
SETS - ability-based groups for one subject
Mixed ability = highest and lowest students are taught together
IMPACTS OF SETTING/STREAMING/MIXED ABILITY
MA- Avoid worsening gaps in pupil achievement but teachers still hold low expectations for students
- not enough challenging work
SETTING AND STREAMING - low self-esteem - BALL - found that teachers have higher expectations for higher ability classes
lower classes suffered negative labeling
SUBCULTURES
PRO SCHOOL
ANTI SCHOOL
LACEY
In Grammer school all pupils had been selected as bright at age 11, bottom streams still formed an anti-school subculture - FAILURES
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES - internal factor
MARKETISATION - disadvantaged WC students - free school meals
WC - form Nike identities which they gain symbolic capital through brand goods
NEGATIVE LABELLING
Teachers compare students to an imaginary ideal student by looking at their social class
CULTURAL DEPRIVATION - external factor
Not having the right kind of culture needed to succeed
theorist ignore the importance of wealth and income
ignores internal factors
LANGUAGE - influences intellectual development
MC families are more likely to use correct grammar and challenge their children
BASIL - TWO CODES
RESTRICTED - WC contains grammatical errors, short sentences
ELABORATED - wide vocab more complex
Dialects or accents influence teachers expectations and lead to negative labeling
PARENTS EDUCATION
PARENT STYLE - MC more likely to emphasize discipline and higher qualifications
PARENTS EDUCATION - MC are more likely to read to their children
INCOME - MC earn more, know people, spend money on tutors
WC SUBCULTURES
Immediate gratifation
Fatalism
low value on education
MATERIAL DEPRIVATION - external
Not having enough wealth
DIET
Calculate the amount of money you spend
poor diet leads to lower educational achievement - ill health and missed days at school —- no concentration
