Social Class and Educational Achievement Overview
Explore the impact of social class on educational outcomes, including cultural deprivation as an external factor affecting achievement levels. Discover why children from working-class backgrounds may face challenges in education compared to their middle-class counterparts. Gain insights into internal and external factors influencing academic success.
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EDUCATION TOPIC 1 SOCIAL CLASS LESSON 1
Children from working class backgrounds are: less likely to attend nursery. more likely to start school unable to read. more likely to fall behind in reading, writing and number skills. more likely to be put in lower sets. are less likely to go to University. Do Now Task: In pairs, come up with a list of possible explanations for the points above. S&C: Rank your explanations from the most to the least important.
External factors: Cultural Deprivation CWK: How does class difference effect achievement? LESSON OUTCOME: SOME A*/A: to evaluate cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement. MOST B: to explain cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement and identify criticisms. ALL C: to describe cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement.
Social class and educational achievement A child s social class has a massive influence on whether he or she does well or badly at school. Children from middle class families on average do better at school than children from working class families. Sociological explanations: Internal factors (factors within school e.g. teacher s expectations and pupil subcultures) External factors (factors outside of school e.g. family background) Q: Can you give any examples? DISCUSS
External factor: Cultural deprivation GLOSSARY: A lack of values, attitudes and skills. Working class pupils underachieve because they lack the values, attitudes and skills to do well at school (which middle class pupils have). Examples: Working class families are less likely to visit museums Working class parents are less likely to read with their children. Can you think of other examples of cultural deprivation?
Do Now Task Cultural deprivation is S&C: give an example
Independent Activity: Read pages 17-21 and complete the cultural deprivation log If you re stuck, use the pointers on this slide to help you find the information that you need. What is cultural deprivation? p.17 Language p.18 Criticisms of Bernstein p. 18 Parents education p.18 Why is language an important part of the process of education? What do the following say? Hubbs-Tait et al, Feinstein, Bereiter and Engelmann, Bernstein What did the 2007 nationwide study find? What does cultural equipment include? What do w/c families fail to do? What did Douglas study find? What are W/C parenting styles like? What are educated parents more aware of? How does income affect w/c children? The myth of cultural deprivation? pp.20-21 What do critics argue? Working-class subculture p.19 Parents attitude to education p.20 Compensatory education p.20 What do cultural deprivation theorists argue? What do w/c have that s different to the rest of society? Outline Sugarman s 4 features Outline at least four of the bullet points research characteristics that may make it easy or difficult to investigate. Can you think of any others? What do compensatory education programmes aim to tackle? Outline Operation Head Start UK examples? State at least three criticisms.
Cultural Deprivation Case Study: Three Girls from Rochdale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHstSIW2zY4 1. What are Becky, Stacey and Vanessa s lives like? 2. Why is school less of a priority for these girls? 3. How does this video relate to what we ve learnt today? 4. What do you think their futures hold?
HOMEWORK Answer the exam questions on the question sheet Due: next lesson
HOT SEAT SOME A*/A : to evaluate cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement. MOST B: to explain cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement and identify criticisms. ALL C: will be able to describe cultural deprivation as an external factor for social class differences in achievement. http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/branche/branche1303/branche130300949/18579640-fire-flame.jpg http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/branche/branche1303/branche130300949/18579640-fire-flame.jpg http://us.cdn2.123rf.com/168nwm/branche/branche1303/branche130300949/18579640-fire-flame.jpg
