Ethnicity and education

Which ethnic group has one of the 'highest' level of educational attainment?

• Chinese

• African-Caribbean

• Irish traveller

• Bangladeshi

Driver and ___________ suggest that Asian families encourage educational attainment and therefore have a pro-school attitude.

Sewell's research suggests that black boys lack a _______________________ at home

Match the researcher/organisation to the material factor impacting achievement

• Cost of educational resources e.g. books

• Shelter charity

• Housing

• Smith and Noble

• Fear of debt

• Callender & Jackson

• Diet and health

• Howard

Rex suggests that racial discrimination worsens _____________.

Categorise the reasons for differences in the achievement of ethnic groups into 'in school' and 'out of school' factors.

Groups:

(a) In school

,

(b) Out of school

• Institutional racism

• Labelling

• Parents/family

• Subcultures

• Material factors

• Language skills

The ​​ (a)   High Project has helped to increase the achievement and ambition of African-​ (b)   students. ​

• Aiming
• Flying
• Caribbean
• American

Match the researcher/s to the appropriately related phrase/term

• Teachers have racialised expectations

• Sewell

• Black boys and 4 subcultures

• Archer

• Black boys are often in lower sets

• Wright

• Teachers influence pupil identities

• David/Ball/Coard

• Ethnocentric curriculum

• Gillborn & Youdell

Research by Mirza has shown that black girls reject labels given to them. This is known as a ___________________________________ prophecy.

• Self-fulfilling

• Self-defeating

• Self-negating

• Self-opposite

The ___________ report (1985) found that racial prejudice and discrimination in all parts of society is a substantial cause of underachievement for certain ethnic minorities.