How does social class affect educational experiences and outcomes?

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  • How does social class affect educational experiences and outcomes?
    • Home factors; cultural deprivation
      • Lower aspirations and a lack of motivation
        • Low rates of participation in further and higher education
        • Parents' lack of interest causes a lack of motivation
      • Lack of cultural capital
        • Middle-class have the possession of appropriate tastes, attitudes and values which lead to material rewards in life
      • Language differences
        • Bernstein (1972); elaborated and restricted speech codes
      • Culture clash between school and home
        • Parents and school have different cultures, attitudes and values which causes a clash
    • Home factors; material deprivation
      • Lack of resources
      • Poor diet
        • Can lead to illness and school absences
        • Poor housing situation
      • Inadequate school uniform
        • Can lead to bullying and absences
      • Poor access to school trips, computers and the internet
        • Negatively impact on educational progress
        • Lack of resources
      • Poor housing situation
    • School factors
      • Labelling
        • Working-class students are negatively labelled
      • Streaming
        • Placed in sets based on their perceived ability; working-class students are placed in lower sets
      • Subcultures
      • Curriculum
        • The curriculum seems to revolve around middle-class knowledge and values
    • Marketisation
      • 1988 Education Reform Act; schools running like businesses
      • Competition
        • Examination results and OFSTED reports were published about the perfomance
      • Parental choice
        • Middle-class parents could 'play the system'
        • Middle-class parents can move into catchment areas of better schools or pay for transport

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