Calarco 2011

Question 1

research question

Answer 1

how do children’s social class backgrounds influence their help seeking behaviors in elementary school - what impact does this have in shaping inequalities?

Question 2

method/data

Answer 2

longitudinal ethnographic study of socioeconomic diverse public elementary school

Question 3

main finding

Answer 3

middle class children -> sought help more frequently and proactively which secured faster assistance/completion of work

working class children -> more passive, raising their hands and waiting patiently

teachers -> unintentionally privileged middle class children (reinforcing inequalities) by rewarding assertiveness with institutional expectations

Question 4

relevance to education

Answer 4

classroom inequality -> unequal help-seeking behaviors shaped by social class contribute to disparities

teachers -> hidden curriculum, reaffirm these behaviors by rewarding assertive children through institutional capital