Socal Class And Educational Achievement

Question 1

Explain cultural deprivation in education

Answer 1

Some minority groups not having the same educational support at home
examples: lack of recourses, restricted speech code, different attitudes and values , low parental education levels, parents less involved in school

Question 2

How can material deprivation affect ethnic minority groups school performance

Answer 2

more likely to experience poverty leading to bad performance in school

Question 3

How can racism affect ethnic minority families

Answer 3

can lead to fewer job opportunities making it harder for them to provide educational support

Question 4

What does youdell and gilborn say teachers have for black students leading to what

Answer 4

Teachers have lower expectations for black students leading to self fulfilling prophecy

Question 5

What is an ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 5

school system is biased towards white culture
history focuses on British achievements not other cultures