question 4

Question 1

Gillborn

Answer 1

government policy of marketisation - allow schools to select pupils - put ethnic students at a disadvantage
- racist bias in interviews

Question 2

why are ethnic parents at a disadvantage?

Answer 2

language barriers - information in English

Question 3

economic situation

Answer 3

ethnic people live in economically depressed areas - can’t get into good schools

Question 4

black girls

Answer 4

raised as strong and independent

Question 5

Moynihan

Answer 5

50% of black families are lone parent families

Question 6

Moynihan - lone parent

Answer 6

cannot adequately socialise their children and lack male role models - boys become criminals

Question 7

highest achievers

Answer 7

Chinese and Indian pupils

Question 8

lowest attainment

Answer 8

Roma and black carribean

Question 9

children from low income and

Answer 9

black families lack intellectual stimulation and enriching experiences

Question 10

black children are

Answer 10

socialised into a subculture that in stills fatalistic live for today values

Question 11

Sewell

Answer 11

absence of fathers - lack of nurturing and ‘tough’ love - firm and fair

Question 12

Asian families

Answer 12

high value and emphasis on education

Question 13

white working class

Answer 13

ethnic minorities more likely to aspire to go to uni than white WC

Question 14

white wc parents

Answer 14

don’t value education - ethnic minorities view it as a ‘way up in society’

Question 15

institutional racism

Answer 15

discrimination built into institutions,

Question 16

ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 16

schools and colleges give low priority to race issues and fail to deal with pupil’s racist behaviour. lack of communication between school governors and ethnic minority parents.

Question 17

Troyna and Williams

Answer 17

British curriculum prioritises white culture and English language - British history

Question 18

Cecile Wright

Answer 18

• teachers had ethnocentric views
• assumed Asian pupils didn’t know and left them out of class discussions
• Asian pupils felt excluded when teachers couldn’t pronounce their names or disproved of their customs

Question 19

3 types of teacher racism.

Answer 19

• the overt (actively discriminate)
• the colour blind (allow it to go unchallenged)
• the liberal (low expectations for BAME)

Question 20

Gilborn and Youdell

Answer 20

teachers had radicalised expectations, quick to discipline black pupils
- reinforce stereotypes

Question 21

what is ethnicity

Answer 21

people who share common history, customs and identity