outside of school factors ethnicity

Question 1

sewell

Answer 1

Material factors
blames the culture of black Caribbean boys for their own failure.
lack positive role models due to being from matriarchal backgrounds - they are financially deprived

turn to role models in rap/youth culture
‘get rich quick’ through illegitmate means rather than hardork
vulnerable to peer pressure and become drawn to hyper-masculine, antischool culture

Question 2

Smith and Noble

Answer 2

Material factors financial barriers to learning - students are unable to afford uniforms, transport, textbook, and class materials which can lead to isolation 
ethnic minorities live in deprivation meaning that they  do face these barriers to learning

Question 3

Driver and Ballard

Answer 3

British-Indian families place a great value on their children’s education
they push their children to have high ambitions and to gain the best possible grades

reflected in the achievement of Indian pupils who do better than black and white groups on average at GCSE.
lead them to certain types of career

Question 4

Archer and Francis

Answer 4

British-Chinese students

educational success is part of their identity
when boys engage in laddish behaviour they still maintain a commitment to the school.

parents took a strong role in developing their academic success

continually take to their children bout their education and invest tie, money in supporting the children even with they had no moneyspare

Question 5

Modood

Answer 5

many ethnic minority parents face language barriers showing that this can have a negative effect on children’s educational attainment can help with homework

3/5 of Bangladeshi women did not speak English
half Pakistan women do not speak English
1/5 of Pakistani men do not speak English

Question 6

Bolognani

Answer 6

the myth of return - some ethnic groups are attached to their country of origin and may one day return
this perception increased with the rise In islamohia in schools

students with families in Pakistan are likely to take longer holidays and religious comments result in extra time out of the school which can lead to gaps in learning

teachers potentially presuming that they are not fully focused on their educational attainment

Question 7

Hendessi

Answer 7

Materal factors
poverty is the key factor to educational underachievement for Bangladeshi and Pakistani students. Family and cultural norms and values are also important, especially for girls