Labelling Theory, Teacher Expectations and Self-fulfilling Prophecy

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  • Created 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).
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How are middle class children labelled?
Positively. Placed in higher streams thus have higher expectations
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How are working class children labelled?
Negatively. Placed in lower streams with higher level knowledge often withheld from them
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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.
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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
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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
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What other theories did Ball (1981) link this strong correlation to?
Linked it to teacher expectations creating self-fulfilling prophecies.
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