Material deprivation Flashcards
poverty-lack of material necessaties such as adequate housing and income- closely linked to educational underachievement, examples:
-51% of pupils with FSM gained an average of of grade 4 and above in maths and english compared with 77% of all other pupils
-Flaherty (2004) money problems in the fam affect attendance
-exclusion/truency more likely from poorer kids- if excluded, unlikely to return to mainstream education
-90% of failing schools in deprived areas
poor housing (directly):
overcrowding=> makes it harder for child to study, less room for educational activities, no space to do homework, disturbed sleep etc.
families using temporary accomodations might find themselves having to move quite frequently resulting in constant changes of school and disrupted education
poor housing (indirectly)
overcrowding=>greater risk of accidents, cold/damp housing causes ill health etc, health issues—>more absences from school
Howard (2001)- people from poorer fam have lower intake of energy/vitamins/minerals and poor nutrition which affects health e.g. weakens immune system—>more absences from school/difficulty concentrating in class
Blanden and Machin (2007) children from low income families ar elikely to engage in externalizing behaviours such as fighting etc.- disrupts schooling
children from poorer fam have to do without equipment and miss out on the experiences that would enhance their educational achievement - Bull (1980)- refers to this as ‘the cost of free schooling’
Tanner et al (2003)- cost of items (transport, books, uniforms etc.) places heavy burden on poor fam
result? children have to do with hand-me-downs and cheaper/unfashionable equipment this results in bullying and being isolated/stigmatised
for many children, suitable clothes are essential for ‘fitting in’- Flaherty-20% of those entitled to FSM do not take up entitlement (fear of stigmatisation)
Smith and Noble (1995)- poverty leads to the inability to afford private schooling and tuition and pooer quality local schools
lack of funds also means children from LI fam often need to work
Ridge- children in poverty take on jobs and often has negative impact on school work
EMA’s abolished means no financial support to students
-uni=dept- this deters w/c students from going to uni
-Callender and Jackson: w/c students—> debt averse (saw debt negatively) and were 5x less likely to apply than m/c students who are —> debt tolerant
-in 2012, when fees were raised to £9000 a year, Uk applicants fell by 8.6%
-Dianne reay (2005)- w/c students likely to apply to local unis to stay home and save on travel costs- less opportunities to go to a high status uni- also more likely to work to fund studies meaning it is difficult to gain higher class degrees
-dropout rates are higher for unis with poor students
