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Assess the view that children from ethnic minorities under-achieve in education because of discrimination and stereo typing in schools.
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Sociology Essay Q. Assess the view that children from ethnic minorities under-achieve in education because of discrimination and stereotyping in schools (20) A. This view of whether children from ethnic minorities achieve less in school is based upon whether schools provide educational equality. The Education Act of 1944 perpetuates the idea that the British education system is a force prompting social mobility based on merit. However it is clear that certain characteristics of students such as race or gender can influence educational achievement. When looking at teachers and how they approach students from ethnic minorities Wright (1992) found that staffs in four multiracial schools were committed to the idea of educational opportunity. But, some assumptions they held led to some black children being 'racialised'. These children were unintentionally discriminated against because teachers held beliefs about racial attributes. For example, Asian girls were seen as quiet and submissive and this rendered them invisible in class, also...
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