Ethnicity & Achievement

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Across
  1. 2. E________ is the term for a factor which effects achievement, but which largely takes place either in the home or wider society
  2. 4. C______ Wright showed that even quiet and obedient Asian students could be labelled negatively in a way that teachers had low expectations of their ability
  3. 6. Describes factors which affect achievement which take place in school
  4. 9. A category Sewell uses to describe the majority of black students, who follow the rules and aim to be successful
  5. 11. Statistics show this to be the lowest achieving group in the education system
  6. 12. Sociologist who showed how material deprivation can have a greater effect ethnic minority families
Down
  1. 1. A school is E________ if it prioritises the culture, customs and history of one ethnic group over others. This can be seen, for example, in the teaching of history
  2. 2. Alongside Bereiter, E_______ suggested that the language spoken by low-income black American families was inadequate for educational success
  3. 3. Mary F________'s study of black girls showed that students can reject their teachers labels and avoid falling into the self-fulfilling prophesy
  4. 5. These students are the highest achieving group in the education system
  5. 7. New Right sociologist who argued that a high level of lone parenthood was responsible for lower achievement amongst some ethnic groups
  6. 8. Alongside Youdell, G_____ found that teachers had 'racialised expectations' and expected black students to be more disobedient
  7. 10. Sociologist who argued that 'the biggest barrier facing black boys in actually black peer pressure'