Intro to Internal Ethnicity factors Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What does Gillborn and Mirza say about Black children and education?
A
They were the highest achievers on entry to primary schools (20% points above avg). Yet by the time it came to the end of GCSEs they were the lowest achieving group (21 points below avg).
2
Q
What was Strand’s analysis experiment?
A
Did analysis of over 530,000 7-11 year olds showing how quickly Black pupils fall behind after starting school
3
Q
What did Strand find?
A
Black Caribbean boys not entitiled to FSM especially more able made less progress than their white peers.
4
Q
What do these sociologists challenge?
A
The assumption made by CD theorists that Black children enter school unprepared.
5
Q
What does it instead suggest?
A
That factors internal may be playing a more major part.
