Ethnicity and Academic Performance (OCR A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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3 external factors affecting ethnic educational achievement
3 external factors affecting ethnic educational achievement
Cultural deprivation, material deprivation, racism in society
2 internal factors affecting ethnic educational achievement
2 internal factors affecting ethnic educational achievement
Labelling, institutional racism (ethnocentric curriculum)
Cultural deprivation definition
Cultural deprivation definition
Ethnic minorities lack cultural equipment needed to succeed
Bereiter & Engleman on low-income black families
Bereiter & Engleman on low-income black families
They use restricted language code, schools use elaborated code
Keddie's view on ethnic minority children
Keddie's view on ethnic minority children
Culturally different, not culturally deprived
Baker-Bell - what needs tackling in schools
Baker-Bell - what needs tackling in schools
School's linguistic supremacy over other forms of language
Palmer - % ethnic minority children in low-income households
Palmer - % ethnic minority children in low-income households
Almost half
Waldfogel & Washbrook - % poorest groups with no internet
Waldfogel & Washbrook - % poorest groups with no internet
62%
Rex - effect of racial discrimination on minorities
Rex - effect of racial discrimination on minorities
Leads to social exclusion, worsens poverty, lowers aspirations
Howard Becker on teacher labelling of ethnic minorities
Howard Becker on teacher labelling of ethnic minorities
Teachers negatively label them, influencing self-concept
Effect of negative labels on ethnic minority students
Effect of negative labels on ethnic minority students
Self-fulfilling prophecy, demotivation, underachievement
Margaret Fuller - black girls' response to negative labels
Margaret Fuller - black girls' response to negative labels
Resisted by working hard to prove school wrong, achieved highly
Tony Sewell - black males' peer group response
Tony Sewell - black males' peer group response
Form anti-educational peer group, find role models outside
% of AQA history specification based on Western culture
% of AQA history specification based on Western culture
87.5%
Sewell - why Asian pupils achieve highly
Sewell - why Asian pupils achieve highly
Asian work ethic - families value education