Governing Difference
It is one thing to understand that in today’s society many minority groups are educationally disadvantaged due to their race, ethnicity, geographical location, socioeconomic status and gender. It is quite another thing to think that schools might actually be implicated in cementing rather than disrupting this disadvantage; but in this chapter that is what we will be suggesting to you.” (Groundwater-Smith et al, 2009, p.73).
1. Develop an argument about the role of socio-cultural factors in the experiences of different school students
2. Describe and analyse how these factors may
a. Differ for students from a variety of socio-cultural backgrounds and;
b. Influence their chances to succeed
3. Engage with concepts such as social justice, disadvantage, hidden curriculum, cultural capital and social reproduction
4. divide your paragraphs up into
5. 5-8 sources in APA style
6. Finish report with reflections about the role of teachers in addressing these socio-cultural factors in their teaching approaches
It is one thing to understand that in today’s society many minority groups are educationally disadvantaged due to their race, ethnicity, geographical location, socioeconomic status and gender. It is quite another thing to think that schools might actually be implicated in cementing rather than disrupting this disadvantage; but in this chapter that is what we will be suggesting to you.” (Groundwater-Smith et al, 2009, p.73).
1. Develop an argument about the role of socio-cultural factors in the experiences of different school students
2. Describe and analyse how these factors may
a. Differ for students from a variety of socio-cultural backgrounds and;
b. Influence their chances to succeed
3. Engage with concepts such as social justice, disadvantage, hidden curriculum, cultural capital and social reproduction
4. divide your paragraphs up into
5. 5-8 sources in APA style
6. Finish report with reflections about the role of teachers in addressing
1. Develop an argument about the role of socio-cultural factors in the experiences of different school students
2. Describe and analyse how these factors may
a. Differ for students from a variety of socio-cultural backgrounds and;
b. Influence their chances to succeed
3. Engage with concepts such as social justice, disadvantage, hidden curriculum, cultural capital and social reproduction
4. divide your paragraphs up into
5. 5-8 sources in APA style
6. Finish report with reflections about the role of teachers in addressing these socio-cultural factors in their teaching approaches
It is one thing to understand that in today’s society many minority groups are educationally disadvantaged due to their race, ethnicity, geographical location, socioeconomic status and gender. It is quite another thing to think that schools might actually be implicated in cementing rather than disrupting this disadvantage; but in this chapter that is what we will be suggesting to you.” (Groundwater-Smith et al, 2009, p.73).
1. Develop an argument about the role of socio-cultural factors in the experiences of different school students
2. Describe and analyse how these factors may
a. Differ for students from a variety of socio-cultural backgrounds and;
b. Influence their chances to succeed
3. Engage with concepts such as social justice, disadvantage, hidden curriculum, cultural capital and social reproduction
4. divide your paragraphs up into
5. 5-8 sources in APA style
6. Finish report with reflections about the role of teachers in addressing