Education - Ethnicity Flashcards
What was Charles Murray’s theory?
Asserted that black people have a lower IQ and this is linked to low educational achievement
What was Palmer’s theory?
Material deprivation effects achievement because some ethnic minorities are more likely to be unemployed
What was The Swan Report?
Estimated that social class accounts for at least 50% of the difference in achievement between ethnic groups
What was Ballard’s theory?
Asian parents have high aspirations for their children educationally and were a ‘positive resource’
What was Pryce’s theory?
African-Caribbean family life as ‘turbulent’. There is a higher % of single-parent families amongst African-Caribbean families (least amongst Asian families)
What was Spencer Holland’s theory?
Lack of black male role models in the family, media and education
What was Noon’s theory?
Applications from ‘Evans’ received more positive replies from companies than ‘Patel’
What was Bernstein’s theory?
In African - Caribbean families ‘creole’ or ‘patois’ may be spoken which would be seen as a form of ‘restricted’ code
What was Gillborn and Youdell’s theory?
Teachers’ assessments of pupils’ ability are often based on ‘racialised expectations’ with them making false assumptions about students potential
What was Cecil Wright’s theory?
Teachers assumed that Asian pupils had a poor grasp of English and left them out of class discussions. Teachers used simplistic language when talking to them, especially Chinese girls who were ignored or marginalised
What was Sewell’s theory?
How students adopt strategies to cope withh racism.
Rebel
Conformist
Retreatist
Innovators
What was Gillborn’s theory?
Marketisation has given schools greater scope for negative stereotyping. Selection procedures can lead to ethnic segregation with ethnic minority pupils failing to get into better schools.
What was Archer’s theory?
Pupil Identities. Ethnic minority identities are lacking identity of favoured pupil ideal.
Ideal pupil
pathologised pupil
demonised pupil
What was David’s theory?
National curriculum is specifically British and rigged to favour the superiority of white British culture
What was Hatcher’s theory?
Governors payed little to no attention to racial issues. Lack of ethnic minority role models serve to undermine pupils’ self-esteem
