Social Class in Education (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Strongest predictor of UK educational achievement
Strongest predictor of UK educational achievement
Social class
FSM meaning and purpose
FSM meaning and purpose
Free School Meals - indicator of social class
% FSM students reaching expected level at Key Stage 2
% FSM students reaching expected level at Key Stage 2
53.5%
NEET meaning
NEET meaning
Not in Education, Employment or Training
Two main external factors affecting class differences
Two main external factors affecting class differences
Material deprivation and cultural deprivation
Material deprivation definition
Material deprivation definition
Lack of financial resources & material necessities for education
Cultural deprivation theory
Cultural deprivation theory
Working-class families lack attitudes/values for educational success
Feinstein (2003): Poor children by age 3
Feinstein (2003): Poor children by age 3
Already one year behind in communication skills
Sugarman's 4 working-class cultural characteristics
Sugarman's 4 working-class cultural characteristics
Collectivism, present focus, fatalism, immediate gratification
Cultural capital (Bourdieu)
Cultural capital (Bourdieu)
Knowledge, skills, tastes giving advantages in education
Bernstein's two speech codes
Bernstein's two speech codes
Elaborated (middle-class) and Restricted (working-class)
Labelling in education
Labelling in education
Teachers label students based on class, creating expectations
Streaming and setting
Streaming and setting
Grouping students by ability (often reflecting social class)
Marketisation in education
Marketisation in education
Schools compete for students, publish data (1988 Reform Act)
Diane Reay on 'poverty of aspiration'
Diane Reay on 'poverty of aspiration'
Lies with political leaders failing to address inequalities