Chapter 2 -internal Factors Flashcards
(14 cards)
What is labelling
The process of attaching a meaning or definition to someone
What did Becker find
Teachers have an ‘ideal pupil’ and they normalise the underachievement of wc pupils
What did hempel and jorgensen find
Ideal pupil varies from school to school
School with behaviour problems - quiet and passive
School with good behaviour - academic
Who did the study on labelling that includes tigers and clowns
Rist
What is the self-fulfilling prophecy
Internalisng an expectation so it becomes true
What is the idea of streaming
Separating/ setting children based on ability
What is the A-C economy and who put it forward
Schools focus time on those with potential to get a C grade as they want to be high on exam league tables
Gillbourn and youdell
What are the three groups in the educational triage
Those who will pass anyway -ignore
Those who are doomed to fail - ignore
Those with potential - extra help so they achieve C grade
Who put forward the pupil subcultures
Lacey
Why do pupil subcultures emerge
Differentiation- teachers categorizing pupils based on perceived ability
Polarisation- pupils response to streaming by creating poles
What are the 2 subcultures and which social class use them
Pro school - middle class Anti school - working class
What are the 4 pupil responses put forward by woods
Integration- teachers pet
Ritualism - going through the motions
Retreatism - daydreaming and mucking about
Rebellion - complete rejection of school
What is the alternative to a self-fulfilling prophecy
Self-refuting prophecy
What did douglas find about streaming
Children placed in a lower stream at age 8 had suffered a decline in their iq score by 11
