Labelling Theory, Teacher Expectations and Self-fulfilling Prophecy 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyEducationA2/A-levelAQA Created by: LDOakesCreated on: 31-05-22 12:05 Who applied and developed the idea of labelling when looking at the operation of streaming in schools? Keddie applied the idea which was developed by Becker (1971). 1 of 7 How are middle class children labelled? Positively. Placed in higher streams thus have higher expectations 2 of 7 How are working class children labelled? Negatively. Placed in lower streams with higher level knowledge often withheld from them 3 of 7 What did Ball (1981) find a correlation in? Found a strong correlation between the bands students were placed in and the occupational backgrounds of their parents. 4 of 7 What bands were the children of parents with middle class ocupations more likely to be put in? Higher level bands for students whose parents had middle class occupations 5 of 7 What bands were the children of parents with working class occupations more likely to be put in? Lower bands for students whose parents had working class occupations 6 of 7 What other theories did Ball (1981) link this strong correlation to? Linked it to teacher expectations creating self-fulfilling prophecies. 7 of 7
Topic 2 - Class differences in achievement (2) Internal factors - The self-fulfilling prophecy 0.0 / 5
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