ethnicity

Question 1

What are the 3 main aspects of cultural deprivation?

Answer 1

Family structure , intellectual development, parental attitude,language

Question 2

Summarise some key findings about ethnicity and language affecting education.

Answer 2

Bereiter+engelmann :language spoken bh black families is inadequate for success(restricted code)

Question 3

Give two criticisms of cultural deprivation.

Answer 3

swann report: children who don’t have eng as first language still do well
gillborn+mirza: indian pupils do well even though English is not first language

Question 4

Provide a statistic that demonstrates that ethnic minorities are more likely to experience material deprivation.

Answer 4

almost half of all EM children are in low income households compare do a quarter of white children

Question 5

Why do Gilbourn and Youdell suggest that in-school factors impact African Caribbean children more than out-of-school factors?

Answer 5

African Caribbean children are highest achievers when entering primary yet finish at lowest

Question 6

Find a statistic that shows differences in exclusions by ethnicity.

Answer 6

Higher rates of Black students are excluded in school
1 in 5 achieved 5 GCSEs

Question 7

Define ethnocentric and provide an example of how education can be ethnocentric.

Answer 7

curriculum based on the cultural values of one group
Example: A curriculum that primarily focuses on Western history.

Question 8

According to Archer, what are the three different dominant discourses constructed of pupil identities?

Answer 8

ideal: white,m/c,achieving in the “right way”
pathologised??: asian,deserving poor,over achiever, hardworking
demonised: w/c,uninteligent,underachiever

Question 9

According to Mirza, what are the different types of teacher racism?

Answer 9

colourblind
liberal chauvinists
overt racists

Question 10

According to Sewell, what are the four main responses Black boys might make to education?

Answer 10

rebels: reject rules
conformists: largest group
retreatists: minority-isolated from school and subcultures
innovators: pro education but anti school

Question 11

Briefly summarise critical race theory.

Answer 11

Critical race theory posits that racism is an ingrained feature of society, often less overt and more subtle.

Question 12

What does Evans say about the relationship between class, ethnicity, and gender?

Answer 12

To understand the relationship between ethnicity and achievement, one must look at how ethnicity interacts with class and gender.