lacey-labelling

    Cards (3)

      • differentiation is the process of teachers categorizing pupils according to how they perceive their ability, attitude and / or behavior (eg streaming)
      • polarization is the process in which pupils respond to streaming by moving towards one of two opposite 'poles' or extremes 
      • lacey's study of boys in hightown boys grammar school found that streaming polarized boys into a pro-school and anti-school subculture
    • polarization-
      if a student is labelled negatively they will respond negatively and behave the opposite of what they are given ex. achieve highly if labelled as failure
    • the student accepts the label-is called
      internalise the label-self fulfilling prophecy-believe its true