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6. Gillborn

  • Myth of the Black Challenge
  • Cultural Capital
  • Higher streams have more higher class

7. Wright

  • Asian kids whose first language isn't english do just as good as in English at 16
  • Even though teachers don't want to be racist, students feel their culture is undermined
  • Black pupils are disciplined more than white pupils
  • Science is a masculine system

8. Highest Achievers at GCSE

  • Pakistani
  • Chinese
  • Bangladeshi

9. Ballard Family Structure

  • close knit families and high parental expectations in Asian families create a desire for achievement
  • Chinese parents saw education as hugely important, creating a desire for achievement