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1
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How is this approach different from looking at the interactions (labelling)?

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Instead of looking at individual teacher’s racism, this looks at racism as a whole (even unconsciously) of schools.

2
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How do critical race theorists (CRT) view institutional racism?

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Deep-rooted, ‘looked-in’ feature, it’s so large that racism no longer needs to be intentional –> it feeds on itself.

3
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What is meant by an ethnocentric curriculum?

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A curriculum that disregards/downgrades a particular ethnic group, while prioritising another.

4
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Who discusses the ethnocentric curriculum?

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1). Troyna and Williams =

gives priority to English culture and language.

2). David =

‘specifically British’ curriculum.

3). Ball =

history curriculum –> recreating a ‘mythical age of empire and past glories’, while ignoring the history of black and Asian people.

5
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What is the impact of the ethnocentric curriculum?

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Ethnic minorities feel their culture isn’t valued =

  • this diminishes their sense of self-esteem.
  • inevitably making them under-achieve.
6
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Apart from an ethnocentric curriculum, what are other examples of institutional racism?

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1) . Selection and segregation.
2) . Assessment.
3) . Access to opportunities.
4) . The new IQism.

7
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Who says marketisation allows negative stereotypes to influence decisions about admission?

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Gillborn (1997).

8
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How does Gillborn say assessment in schools is rigged to fail black pupils?

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Baseline assessments = blacks ahead of whites.

Replaced in 2003 by foundation stage profile =

  • based on teacher’s judgements (stereotyping).
  • blacks behind whites.
9
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What did Tikly and Strand find about black pupils’ opportunities?

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They are more likely to be placed in lower-tier exams =

  • as they are placed in lower sets/streams.
  • due to teacher’s expectations –> self-fulfilling prophecy.
10
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What is meant by ‘the new IQism’?

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  • Schools are using old-style IQ tests to allocate pupils to streams (think ability is innate).
  • Black pupils placed in lower streams as a result.
11
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What are the criticisms of Gillborn’s view that ethnic differences are the result of institutional racism?

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1) . Sewell rejects the CRT =
- says institutional racism isn’t powerful enough to prevent pupils succeeding.
- need to focus on external factors.