Ethnic Inequality: Education

Question 1

Ethnic Inequality: Education
Educational Attainment Statistics

Answer 1

• 75% of British Chinese pupils achieve A* - C grades @ GCSE
• 33% of British black Caribbean pupils achieve A* - C grades @ GCSE

Question 2

Ethnic Inequality: Education
Reasons for Lower Educational Attainment

Answer 2

Archer - Teachers judge pupils against their idea of ideal / demonised pupils

IDEAL = white, m/c: assumed to do the right thing in school
DEMONISED = black: assumed to be unintelligent & peer led
- Likely to lack aspiration & underattain

Question 3

Ethnic Inequality: Education
Ethnocentric Curriculum

Answer 3

NATIONAL CURRICULUM REFLECTS DOMINANT CULTURE IN A SOCIETY

School = organised to reflect ethnocentric assumptions

• Exams during Ramadan fast
• Teaching mainly British history

Question 4

Ethnic Inequality: Education
Racism

Answer 4

Many schools are institutionally racist - schools should promote multicultural Britain

SCHOOLS & TEACHERS HAVE RACIST ATTITUDES

Teachers have stereotypical attitudes: See some pupils as problematic

Question 5

Ethnic Inequality: Education
Examples of Racism

Answer 5

• Asian girls: seen as submissive - leads to them being overlooked
• Black Caribbean boys: seen with low academic performance - leads to anti-school subcultures