Ethnic differences in achievement

• • internal factors: pupil subcultures ?
  • Pupil subcultures = black pupil response to labelling
  • conformist= keen to success don’t listen to labelling
  • Rebels- rejected school be a stereotype ( black macho lad )
• internal factors : the ethnocentric curriculum?

  • only curriculum on one ethnic group ( white )
  • white has the dominant culture , ( history , English etc )
  • evidence : Tonya and Bell- lack of teaching Asian languages
  • Ball- little englandism ignores black and asian history = made students lack to achieve as they are not represented
• internal factors: black pupils labelling?

  • Black pupils label negativity
  • Gillborn and Youdell - teachers had racialised expectations of black pupils - seen behaviour threatening
  • more likely to be punished then white students
  • fuller - black girls more acheving/not listen to what teachers say = conformist
• internal factors : asain labelling?

  • teachers thinks asian lack English
  • Made them be reject/left out of the class discussion
  • Wright - shows teachers using ethnocentric view in primary schools
• results of internal factors : asian pupils/ Asian ?

  • black people = would get sent out of lessons
  • Respond by clashing with teachers , mistake as they feel targeted
  • Asian people = would give up in education as they felt that its not worth it anymore as they are marginalised
• Internal factors : Pupils identities ?

  • Archer : sociologist
  • Teacher think the Ideal pupils = white , middle class , Heterosexual = has the best ability
  • Demolished pupils= black/white , working-class hyper-heterosexual = underachiever
  • Pathologist pupils = asian , feminised ‘ asexual acheviement ‘ wrong way ‘= overachievers
• critical racism theory?

  • school see ability/potential as fixed and measurable - determining stream entries etc ( IQism)
  • Old style IQ tests are being used to determine students ability & differentiating them form the results ( streaming )
  • Test does not stop long-lasting potential
  • Test are culturally biased therefore - disadvantage ethnic minorities
• topics for internal effect?

  • Labelling
  • SFP
  • Subcultures
  • Ethnocentric curriculum
  • IQism
  • pupil identity