Social Class And Educational Achievement

Question 1

Who pointed out the correlation between low household income and poor educational performance?

Answer 1

Gibson and Asthana

Question 2

Give three out of school factors as to why w/c children are effected by material deprivation

Answer 2

1) poorer/damper homes mean higher levels of sickness and more absence from school
2) less able to afford educational books and toys
3) poorer parents less likely to have access to pre school or nursery facilities

Question 3

Who points out the introduction of marketisation means that those who have more money have a greater choice of state schools because of selection by mortgage

Answer 3

ball

Question 4

Give a criticism of material deprivation

Answer 4

Too deterministic - some students from poorer backgrounds do well

Question 5

What is cultural capital

Answer 5

Skills and knowledge middle class parents have that advantage their children’s education

Question 6

What is social capital

Answer 6

Support and info provided by contacts and social networks that can convert into educational success and material rewards

Question 7

Give an example of cultural capital being an advantage

Answer 7

Diane Raeys research based on 33 children at two London primary schools found that mothers of W/c children worked just as hard as the M/C Mother’s but their lack of cultural capital meant they were disadvantaged

Question 8

What does Bourdieu argue about schools

Answer 8

They are middle class environments full of middle class values and tastes.

Question 9

What did Rosenthal and Jacobson argue about positive teacher labelling

Answer 9

Can lead to a self fulfilling prophecy in which the turner believes the label given to them and making it become true in practise