Ethnicity and Educational Achievement
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- Created on: 26-01-24 16:08
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- Ethnicity and Educational Achievement
- Differences
- highest achieving minority ethnic group at GCSE are Chinese and Indian pupils
- lowest achieving minority ethnic group at GCSE are Black Caribbean, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Roma pupils
- external explanations
- minority ethnic pupils are 2x as likely to live in poverty than white pupils
- racism in society may mean that minority ethnic groups face the higher risk of material disadvantage leading to lower self esteem which may influence achievement
- internal explanations
- language differences may cause difficulty with schoolwork and communication with teachers
- racism in school may result in race related bullying and name calling which can cause low self esteem
- Gillborn and Youdell -some teachers may hold racist stereotypes resulting in some pupils being labelled as disruptive or ignored
- minority ethnic groups that are subjected to racism may form anti school subcultures
- ethnocentric curriculum can adhere to white, middle class cultures, resulting in other cultures being marginalised
- Differences
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