Educational Achievement

• What is the functionalist perspective on educational achievement?

  • Meritocratic
  • Achievement through student's own efforts, with equal opportunities for every individual to achieve.
• What is the Marxist perspective on educational achievement?

  • Education reproduces inequalities
  • Middle-class children do better in school because of the advantages they bring to school.
• What do interactionalists believe about educational achievement?

  • Labeling and self - fulfilling prophecy
  • Can lead to inequalities in achievement between different groups