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Internal factors in education play a significant role in working class underachievement. This summary explores how labelling, self-fulfilling prophecy, and streaming within schools contribute to educational disparities between social classes.
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Streaming is another significant internal factor contributing to working class underachievement in education. This interactionist perspective focuses on how separating pupils into different capability groups affects their educational outcomes.
Definition: Streaming is the separation of pupils into different capability groups based on perceived academic ability.
Like labelling, streaming tends to benefit middle-class pupils while disadvantaging working-class students. It is closely linked to the self-fulfilling prophecy, as pupils in lower streams are less likely to achieve at school, while those in higher streams often show improved performance.
Becker's concept of the "ideal pupil" plays a role in streaming decisions. Teachers are less likely to view working-class students as fitting this ideal, resulting in their placement in lower streams. This placement can reinforce students' perceptions of their capabilities, making it difficult for them to move to higher streams.
Example: Working-class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower streams due to teachers' perceptions, which can negatively impact their confidence and academic performance.
Douglas suggests that middle-class pupils, often seen as the "ideal pupil," are more likely to be placed in higher streams. This placement boosts their confidence and leads to improved educational achievement.
Gillborn and Youdel's study revealed the unfairness of streaming for working-class pupils. Their research showed that teachers often place students in streams based on stereotypical assumptions, underestimating working-class and black pupils who are more likely to be placed in lower streams. This placement can lead to these students taking lower-tier GCSEs, limiting their educational capital.
Highlight: Streaming decisions based on stereotypical assumptions can perpetuate educational inequalities and limit opportunities for working-class pupils.
The impact of streaming extends beyond individual classrooms. Gillborn and Holborn suggest that streaming is linked to the marketisation of school results. Schools focus on capable students to boost league table rankings, potentially writing off students with lower chances of passing. This practice creates an "A-to-C economy" and leads to "educational triage," where schools prioritize resources based on students' perceived chances of success.
Vocabulary: Educational triage refers to the process of allocating educational resources based on students' perceived likelihood of academic success.
These practices further exacerbate the educational disadvantages faced by working-class pupils, contributing to the cycle of underachievement and reinforcing class-based inequalities in education.
Internal factors within schools significantly impact working class underachievement in education. These factors include labelling, the self-fulfilling prophecy, streaming, pupil subcultures, and pupil identities. Sociologists use these concepts to explain class differences in educational outcomes.
Definition: Internal factors refer to elements within the school environment that can influence a student's achievement.
Labelling is a crucial internal factor affecting working-class achievement. Teachers, who hold power over students, often attach labels based on stereotypical assumptions about students' backgrounds. This process typically results in negative labels for working-class pupils and positive labels for middle-class students.
Vocabulary: Labelling refers to the attaching of a definition to an individual.
Becker, an interactionist sociologist, developed the theory of labelling. His research suggests that teachers judge pupils based on how closely they fit the image of the "ideal pupil." Middle-class pupils often match this ideal more closely due to their use of elaborated speech codes, smart dress, and polite behavior towards teachers.
Example: Middle-class pupils are more likely to be labelled as the "ideal pupil" because they speak in elaborated speech codes used in schools, dress smartly, and are polite to teachers.
Rist's research in primary schools found that labelling occurs early in a child's education, with teachers using information about a child's background and appearance to place them in groups. This practice negatively affects working-class educational achievement.
The concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy, as argued by Rosenthal and Jacobs, suggests that teacher labelling can become a reality for students. As teachers hold power, students internalize these labels, which eventually become true. This phenomenon helps explain why working-class pupils are more easily influenced by teachers and why middle-class pupils tend to perform better in school.
Highlight: The self-fulfilling prophecy explains how teacher expectations can shape student performance, particularly disadvantaging working-class pupils.
While interactionist perspectives focus on these internal factors, Marxists argue that labels are not solely the result of individual teacher opinions but reflect wider societal influences that reproduce class inequalities.
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Internal factors in education play a significant role in working class underachievement. This summary explores how labelling, self-fulfilling prophecy, and streaming within schools contribute to educational disparities between social classes.
Streaming is another significant internal factor contributing to working class underachievement in education. This interactionist perspective focuses on how separating pupils into different capability groups affects their educational outcomes.
Definition: Streaming is the separation of pupils into different capability groups based on perceived academic ability.
Like labelling, streaming tends to benefit middle-class pupils while disadvantaging working-class students. It is closely linked to the self-fulfilling prophecy, as pupils in lower streams are less likely to achieve at school, while those in higher streams often show improved performance.
Becker's concept of the "ideal pupil" plays a role in streaming decisions. Teachers are less likely to view working-class students as fitting this ideal, resulting in their placement in lower streams. This placement can reinforce students' perceptions of their capabilities, making it difficult for them to move to higher streams.
Example: Working-class pupils are more likely to be placed in lower streams due to teachers' perceptions, which can negatively impact their confidence and academic performance.
Douglas suggests that middle-class pupils, often seen as the "ideal pupil," are more likely to be placed in higher streams. This placement boosts their confidence and leads to improved educational achievement.
Gillborn and Youdel's study revealed the unfairness of streaming for working-class pupils. Their research showed that teachers often place students in streams based on stereotypical assumptions, underestimating working-class and black pupils who are more likely to be placed in lower streams. This placement can lead to these students taking lower-tier GCSEs, limiting their educational capital.
Highlight: Streaming decisions based on stereotypical assumptions can perpetuate educational inequalities and limit opportunities for working-class pupils.
The impact of streaming extends beyond individual classrooms. Gillborn and Holborn suggest that streaming is linked to the marketisation of school results. Schools focus on capable students to boost league table rankings, potentially writing off students with lower chances of passing. This practice creates an "A-to-C economy" and leads to "educational triage," where schools prioritize resources based on students' perceived chances of success.
Vocabulary: Educational triage refers to the process of allocating educational resources based on students' perceived likelihood of academic success.
These practices further exacerbate the educational disadvantages faced by working-class pupils, contributing to the cycle of underachievement and reinforcing class-based inequalities in education.
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Internal factors within schools significantly impact working class underachievement in education. These factors include labelling, the self-fulfilling prophecy, streaming, pupil subcultures, and pupil identities. Sociologists use these concepts to explain class differences in educational outcomes.
Definition: Internal factors refer to elements within the school environment that can influence a student's achievement.
Labelling is a crucial internal factor affecting working-class achievement. Teachers, who hold power over students, often attach labels based on stereotypical assumptions about students' backgrounds. This process typically results in negative labels for working-class pupils and positive labels for middle-class students.
Vocabulary: Labelling refers to the attaching of a definition to an individual.
Becker, an interactionist sociologist, developed the theory of labelling. His research suggests that teachers judge pupils based on how closely they fit the image of the "ideal pupil." Middle-class pupils often match this ideal more closely due to their use of elaborated speech codes, smart dress, and polite behavior towards teachers.
Example: Middle-class pupils are more likely to be labelled as the "ideal pupil" because they speak in elaborated speech codes used in schools, dress smartly, and are polite to teachers.
Rist's research in primary schools found that labelling occurs early in a child's education, with teachers using information about a child's background and appearance to place them in groups. This practice negatively affects working-class educational achievement.
The concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy, as argued by Rosenthal and Jacobs, suggests that teacher labelling can become a reality for students. As teachers hold power, students internalize these labels, which eventually become true. This phenomenon helps explain why working-class pupils are more easily influenced by teachers and why middle-class pupils tend to perform better in school.
Highlight: The self-fulfilling prophecy explains how teacher expectations can shape student performance, particularly disadvantaging working-class pupils.
While interactionist perspectives focus on these internal factors, Marxists argue that labels are not solely the result of individual teacher opinions but reflect wider societal influences that reproduce class inequalities.
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