education - external Flashcards
(35 cards)
cultural deprivation
• intellectual development limited
• w/c fail to socialise children
• equipment: language
• restricted language code
• attitudes and values
intellectual development
w/c have a lack of book, educational toys and activities
douglas
• cultural deprivation theorist
• w/c scored lower in tests
• parents less likely to read with them
bernstein and young
M/C mothers choose toys that encourage reasoning and thinking skills.
language
the way parents communicate with their children that helps their cognitive development
Bernstein
• speech codes
• W/C - restricted code
• M/C - elaborate code
Elaborate code
• M/C advantage
• elaborate code used by teachers and textbooks
• students feel at home
Restricted Code
• W/C speak this
• grammar incorrect
• slang and broken sentences
• disadvantaged
Hubbs-Tait
• M/C uses language that challenges children the evaluate own understanding.
evaluation: bernstein
- described W/C speech as inadequate
+ recognises school causes underachievement
+ recognises school fails to teach elaborate code
attitudes and values
different classes have attitudes and values towards education
Feinstein
the W/C parents lack of interest is the main reason for children’s underachievement
Hyman
the working class values and beliefs are a self imposed barrier to success
Douglas
W/C parents placed less value on education and were less encouraging to children and visited their schools less often
parenting styles
W/C - harsh and inconsistent discipline, dependent
M/C - consistent discipline, high expectations, motivated
Use of income
Bernstein and Young
•M/C mothers buy books and toys
• encourage skills of intellectual development
parental educational behaviour
M/C
• more aware of progress
• engage in progress - read and teach numeracy
• good relationships with teacher
class, income and parental education
Feinstein
• parental education effects achievement
• better educated parents have more successful children
working class subculture
Sugarman
• the working class has 4 key subculture
• because of lack of parental interest
Sugar man’s 4 subcultures
• fatalism
• collectivism
• immediate gratification
• present time orientation
Fatalism
the belief that fate has already chosen their future and nothing can change their status
collectivism
value being a part of a group rather than succeeding individually
immediate gratification
seeking pleasure rather than making sacrifices for rewards
present time orientation
see present as more important and don’t have any long term goals