ethnicity and educational achievement
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- Created on: 25-04-16 10:16
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- ethnicity and educational achievement
- cultural differences
- this may affect students' achievement because schools are seen to be institutions where white 'mainstream' norms and values dominate
- language spoken at home may also be an important factor affecting achievement
- cultural norms and values of some ethnic groups may be different form mainstream cultural norms and values
- labelling and teacher expectation
- may also reflect social class background and gender differences
- some teachers have stereotyped views and expectations of students due to their ethnic origin
- african-carribean boys are often seen as more disruptive. Teachers expect less, so these students do not recieve as much encouragement. However African- Caribbean girls have a strong desire and motivation to succeed and reject the label. Teachers label may lead to a slef fulfilling prophecy
- home and social class background
- minority ethnic pupils are more likely to experience deprivation than white British pupils
- class position may be influenced by the types of work offered to groups coming to Britain
- racism
- Asian children may be excluded from discussion work due to teacher's assumptions about their language abilities
- may be more likely to receive negative attention from teachers
- students may feel rejected by the school
- may be excluded from sport teams due to observing prayers etc
- may be entered for lower level exams or placed in lower sets
- parental expectations
- it has been argued that parents from some ethnic backgrounds are less interested in their children's education
- educational success and failure can be explained by the level of encouragement received from parents of guardians
- many studies have disproved this, such as the Inner London Education Authority Study in 1987 of Indian families
- type of school attended
- influences in school affect achievement regardless of ethnicity
- ethnic minority students who went to good schools would do as well as white students in these schools
- trends
- 80% male Chinese students got 5+ A* to C vs 55% white males
- girls consistently do better than boys in every ethnic group
- statistically white students do better than those from a mixed background and a black background. 55% white males achieved 5+ A*-C compared with 52% Asian males and 46% black males
- hidden curriculum
- it is argued that subjects are biased towards a white European culture. This may lead to some students feeling a sense of not being valued which may lead to underachievement
- lack of black teachers
- may lead to lack of cultural understanding
- may lead to a lack of role models
- teachers from ethnic minority backgrounds are significantly underepresented
- cultural differences
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