Class Differences Internal Factors Flashcards
What are apart of internal factors?
Labelling
Self fulfilling prophecy
Streaming
Pupil subcultures
Pupils class identities
What was Beckers study on labelling?
60 Chicago teachers
They judged pupils according to the ‘ideal pupil’
Pupils work, conduct and appearance were key factors in influencing judgement
Middle class were the closest to the ideal
What did Dunne and Gazeley say?
They normalised the underachievement of working class pupils
Labelled as uninterested wc parents, but mc were supportive
They sent wc pupils for easier exams, saw them as over achieving
What was Ray Rists study?
Tigers, clowns and cardinals
Used information about child’s home background to put them into different groups
Mc = tigers, table close to her for encouragement
Cardinals and clowns were further away, more likely to be working class
What is the self fulfilling prophecy?
A prediction that comes true from a virtue being made
Who said something about the self fulfilling prophecy?
Rosenthal and Jacobson
What did Rosenthal and Jacobson say?
Teacher would change attitude around certain students
If teachers have low expectations of students, the children will develop a negative self concept
What is streaming?
Separating children into different ability groups
Lower stream students have a negative self fulfilling prophecy
What did Gillborn and Youdell say about streaming?
How teachers use stereotypical notions of ability to stream pupils
Working class and black pupils lack ability
Link to exam league tables, need to have a good league table to attract pupils and funding
A-C economy, schools focus in the potential to get five grade Cs to boost their table position
What is educational triage?
Gillborn and Youdell
Schools categories pupils into three types
Who will pass and can be left
Who have potential
Hopeless cases, who are doomed to fail
What are pupil subcultures?
A group of pupils who share similar values and beliefs
What did Lacey talk about?
The concepts of differentiation and polarisation to explain how subcultures developed
What is differentiation?
Teachers categorising pupils to how they perceive their ability
More able are placed in higher ability sets
What is polarisation?
Pupils respond to streaming by moving towards one of two opposite poles
Pro school subculture and anti school subculture
Who came up with pro school subculture and anti school subculture.
Lacey
