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6. Who found that the costs of schooling such as equipment , transport and uniform place heavy burdens on poorer families?

  • Emily Tanner et al
  • Hubbs Tait et al
  • David bull
  • Flaherty

7. Why is temporary accommodation a problem?(direct)

  • Move frequently so change of school causes disrupted and disjointed education
  • Increases cost therefore, family/career is unable to provide for educational equipment
  • Change of schools means social groups are disjointed and unable to form a relationship
  • Move frequently so change of school and accommodation means life can be disjointed

8. What did Ridge find?

  • Often focus on education
  • Children in poverty often take up part time work
  • Children in poverty often take up jobs such as baby sitting , cleaning , paper rounds.
  • Children in poverty often take up jobs around the house such as helping to clean

9. What effects come from overcrowding? (indirect)

  • Risk of accidents
  • Risk of accidents / ill health due to things such as damp and cold.
  • Affects the family dynamic due to falling outs
  • Affects mental stability

10. Many see material deprivation as the main cause of what?

  • Divorce
  • Underachievement
  • Poverty
  • Achievement

11. Who argues that material inequalities have the greatest effect on achievemnet?

  • Peter Mortimore and Geoff Whitty
  • Machin and Blanden
  • Hubbs-Tait et al
  • Emily Tanner et al

12. What was put in place to financially support poorer students but was abolished in England by the Coalition Government in 2011?

  • Education maintenance allowance
  • Education maintenance system
  • Education management allowance
  • Education mangament system

13. What did Richard Wilkinson find?

  • Within 10 year olds the lower the social class the higher rate of hyperactivity , anxiety and conduct disorders.
  • Children from poorer families have to do without equipment and miss out o experiences
  • Within 10 year olds the lower the social class the higher rate of externalising behaviour
  • Within 10 year olds the lower the social class the higher the ate of depression and other mental health issues

14. Most debt averse students ( typically working class) were over ____________ to apply than debt tolerable students. What are the blanks?

  • Five times as likely
  • Five times less likely
  • Five times more likely
  • A fifth more likely

15. How does overcrowding affect educational achievement?(direct)

  • This leads to less room for educational activities and disturbed sleep from sharing bedrooms.
  • Busy atmosphere in which children get distracted
  • This leads to less room for educational purposes and disturbances from other children
  • Children cannot be indeapendant and develop their own identities

16. Data from Nationwide questionnaire of 2,000 students found working class students are more debt averse. Why?

  • Debt creates and is a long term problem
  • They are unable to afford to pay back the debt
  • They see debt negatively and that it should be avoided
  • Debt has negative connotations

17. David Bull - 'costs of free schooling' lack of financial support means children from poor families have to do without ________ (finish the sentence)

  • Equipment
  • Equipment , miss out on experiences and be stigmatised by peers
  • Equipment and miss out on experiences that would enhance their education
  • Miss out on important experiences that would improve education

18. Dropout rates are higher for uni's with a large proportion of poorer students . What are the examples?

  • 16.6% at London Metropolitan but 1.5% at Oxford
  • 16% at London Metropolitan but 15.6% at Oxford
  • 15% at London Metropolitan nut 16.6% for Oxford
  • 15.6% at London Metropolitan but 16% for Oxford

19. What does Jan Flaherty say ?

  • Money problems are the main cause of poverty
  • Money problems in the family are significant factors towards children's education
  • Money problems in family are significant factors in children non attendance at school
  • Money problems create underachievement amongst children

20. Who notes that young people from poorer homes have less energy levels, a lack of nutrition and vitamins?

  • Blanden and Machin
  • Hubbs Tait et al
  • Marilyn Howard
  • Richard Wilkinson