Internal Factors Of Ethnic Minorites In Education

Question 1

Definition of labelling

Answer 1

to attach a meaning to someone

Question 2

what do interactionists focus on

Answer 2

the different labels teachers give to students from different ethnic background

Question 3

what do interactionists studies show

Answer 3

teachers often see black and Asian as being far from the ‘ideal pupil’

Question 4

what did gilborn and youdell (2000) find in their study of impact of labelling on black pupils

Answer 4

Found that teachers were quicker to discipline black pupils than others for the same behaviour

Question 5

what did gilborn and youdell conclude about the impact of labelling on black pupils

Answer 5

the conflict between white teachers and black pupils stems from the racial stereotypes teachers hold rather than the pupils actual behaviour

Question 6

what did jenny bourne (1994) find

Answer 6

schools tend to see black boys as a threat and labelling them negatively, leading eventually to an exclusion

Question 7

what did peter roster (1990) find

Answer 7

teachers stereotypes of black pupils as badly behaved could result them being plaaced in lower sets than other pupils of similar abilities

Question 8

what can the streaming of black pupil on the basis of negative stereotypes result in

Answer 8

a self-fullfilling prophecy of underachievment