External factors and ethnic differences in achievement

External factors and ethnic differences in achievement

1. Cultural deprivation

   • Intellect and linguistics
     • Bereiter and Engleman say language is a barrier in black WC families
       • Bowker agrees
       • Swann Report suggests otherwise
       • Indian students 2nd highest
   • Attitudes and values
     • Lack motivation
   • Family structure
     • Murray - lone-parent families lack role models
     • Lupton argues adult authority in Asian families mimics schools
     • WC = weak parental support
   • Criticisms
     • Driver - fails to looks at positive affects
       • Black girls have strong role models

2. Material deprivation and class

   • Bangladeshi and Pakistani more likely to have overcrowded homes and do poorly in school
   • However, even black MC do not achieve well at GCSE

3. Racism in wider society

   • Noon sent identical letters under different names to companies - higher reply for White than Indian letter