Social Class And Educational Achievement Short Markers Flashcards
2 marks
What is meant by immediate gratification
Live for the present sensation
W/C boys are socialised to do this
2 marks
What is meant by cultural deprivation
Some pupils backgrounds are deficient and inferior
2 marks
What is meant by compensatory education
Making more resources available to schools in deprived areas to compensate for deprivation
2 marks
What is meant by cultural capital
Middle class have more access to knowledge and resource to help them achieve as their parents are more willing to do so
2 marks
What is meant by anti-school subcultures
Groups which form in school which go against values of the schools
2 marks
What is meant by streaming
Where pupils are grouped according to ability
2 marks
What is meant by labelling pupils
When pupils are labelled they are called something - stupid
2 marks
What is meant by meritocracy
System where people are rewarded on the basis of ability and talent
2 marks
What is meant by myth of meritocracy
The view that the education system doesn’t reward pupils based on talent and ability
6 marks
Suggest 3 reasons for a divided secondary system
Material deprivation suffered by W/C
Labelling and self fulfilling prophecy
Marketisation
Ideal pupil
6 marks Suggest 3 reasons for class inequality in education
Ideal pupil seen as being M/C - likely to be in higher sets
Material deprivation
Classes have different attitudes to education - cultural capital
6 marks Suggest 3 reasons why middle class parents are more able to chose what school their child attends
Knowledge of appeal system
Live in wealthier areas - better comprehensive schools
Private and public schools
Cultural capital
6 marks Suggest 3 material factors that might cause working class underachievement
May not have internet access at home
They don’t have space at home to work - desk
Don’t have the money for opportunities or items to help them achieve
12 marks Outline some of the ways that cultural capital advantages middle class students
More money to spend on resources
Parents more likely to play a bigger role in education
Knowledge of appeal system
Able to get more expensive experiences easily
12 marks
Outline some of the ways cultural deprivation may lead to educational underachievemt
Lack of knowledge of the appeal system or how to play the system
Don’t have educational rich experiences
Don’t have the right resources to achieve success - books, Internet, desk space
12 marks
Outline some of the ways in which teacher expectations may affect educational achievement
Labelling
Self fulfilling prophecy and self negating prophecy
Ideal pupil
Pro school and Anti school subcultures
12 marks
Outline some of the ways Material deprivation causes educational underachievement
Access to Internet at home limited
Space at home to do work may be limited
Access to resources - books, toys
Not going on educational rich experiences
12 marks
Outline some of the reasons why a divided secondary system will continue to exist to benefit the powerful
Education is tested on ruling class knowledge Middle class more likely to have the money to spend on private schools Catchment schools in M/C areas are better equipped than W/C schools
