MARKETISATION AND SEGREGATION- IR

Question 1

Gillborn (1997)

Answer 1

Marketisation allows schools more scope to select pupils, therefore it allows negative stereotypes to influence decisions about admissions

Question 2

Moore and Davenport’s (1990) American research

Answer 2

a. Shows how selection procedures lead to ethnic segregation

b. Minority pupils failing to get into good secondary schools due to discrimination

Question 3

Commission for Racial Equality (1993)

Answer 3

a. Similar biases in Britain:
- stereotyping noticeable in reports
- racist bias in interviews for school places
- lack of leaflets in minority languages