2) ethnicity (in school)

Question 1

(EIS) Racialised Expectations

Answer 1

Mac an Ghaill - held racialised expectations, affecting how they treated pupils, and inequality
Gillborn and Youdell - racism plays big part disadvantaging
black pupils, were expected to present more discipline problems with behaviour seen as threatening or challenging authority. G and Y found A to C economy teachers prioritise those who’ll pass. through educational triage systematically denied access to sets, groups and exams giving them best chance of success

Question 2

(EIS) Pupil responses and subcultures

Answer 2

Sewell - black boys response to schooling inc stereotyping can affect achievement.
4 responses
rebels - anti school black ‘macho’ lads
conformists - accepted school
retreatists - disconnected with blacks and schools
innovators - pro education, anti school
only small amount macho lads - school saw all as macho.

Question 3

(EIS) Institutional Racism

Answer 3

racism not of each teacher but whole school, built into way schools and colleges operate.
Hatcher - schools placed low priority dealing with race issues and failed to tackle instances of racist bullying

Question 4

(EIS) Institutional Racism AO3

Answer 4

Smith and Tomlinson - found schools tolerant of all ethnic groups - lack of antagonism between groups

Question 5

(EIS) Marketisation Policies and Selection

Answer 5

Gillborn and Youdell - marketisation gives schools greater scope to select pupils allowing negative stereotypes to influence school admissions decisions
OFSTED and league tables
Open enrolment - apply wherever they want
Best schools - oversubscribed
Schools choose best students
educational triage occurs

Question 6

(EIS) Ethnocentric Curriculum

Answer 6

Subjects like english lit, history, RE, languages - ethnocentric - prioritise white culture, national curriculum excludes black culture, leading to lower self esteem

Question 7

(EIS) Ethnocentric Curriculum AO3

Answer 7

School curriculum ignores Asian culture, yet Indian and Chinese students achievement is above average - can’t fully explain differential achievement
Stone - no evidence black students actually have low self esteem, schools multi- cultural