Differential Achievement - Ethnicity - INSIDE OF SCHOOL FACTORS

Question 1

Gillborn

Answer 1

Teachers often label Black Caribbean males as aggressive, leading to unjust exclusions and lower-tier exam entries, which limit their achievement and reflect institutional racism.

Question 2

Archer

Answer 2

Argues that teachers often hold a narrow view of the ‘ideal pupil’ as White, middle class, and naturally gifted

Question 3

Coard

Answer 3

Argues that the National Curriculum is ‘ethnocentric’ - Meaning that it focuses on White British History / culture

Question 4

Sewell

Answer 4

Sewell argued that Black boys’ underachievement is partly due to their negative attitudes toward school, but also influenced by racist teacher labelling,