Outline the ways in which factors in children’s home background may lead to differences in achievement levels between different groups. There are many ways in which factors in children’s home background which may lead to differences in achievement between ethnic groups. The first way is from cultural deprivation‚ with the socialisation experience of children‚ values‚ expectations and norms transmitted at home. Driver and Ballard 1979 argued that high achievement in some Asian groups might be
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German/Scottish/Irish/Danish decent. When faced with racial classification forms‚ I often check every box that is representative of my family history and the home in which I was raised - Black/African-American‚ Asian-American and Caucasian. Selecting only one box would be denying my family’s ethnic mix. Often I have wished I had more predominantly "ethnic" physical characteristics such as darker skin or traditional Chinese folds in my eyelids‚ easily definable physical characteristics instead of my mixed features
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ENG 2025A: Ethnic American Literature Dr. Angela Elliott EUI-RIM KOO Feb. 27. 2013 Ethic Background Essay My name is Eui-Rim Koo and until this class assignment I could not thoughtfully considered what my ethic background is. I was born in Seoul‚ South Korea in 1988. Growing up‚ I was a real busy kid playing baseball and soccer with friends. My face was always tanned and my voice often became very husky from all the debates I had with my friends. As I look back at those years now‚ my heart
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Ethnic groups After going through and being asked to react to the following statement‚ “Students who dine solely with members of their own ethnic group and participate in ethnic student organizations and activities contribute to a decline of ethnic relations on campus‚” I have come to realized that as any other statements there’s always two sides and a lot more to consider before coming to a consent as a whole. In my opinion this is very important and should always view both sides of the story
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is Stephanie Flowers and until this class assignment I never thoughtfully considered what my actual ethnic background was. After looking up the meaning of my last name I found it to be of Welsh origin. This means that I could possibility trace my family roots back to Great Britain. After reading chapter one of Race and Ethnic Relations I discovered that being a part of a certain ethnic background does not mean that you have to be part of that race‚ but you have to practice the common cultural traditions
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3.1: Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways. Communication can be slightly different when using it with other people from different backgrounds. Communication can be interpreted in different ways by different people‚ this is because they may not speak English‚ if from a different country‚ or they may not understand you. This is also a barrier to communication. Other people may think that if they’re being listened to‚ they will
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Explain How People From Different Backgrounds May Use and/or Interpret Communication Methods in Different Ways Working in early years in a multi cultural society‚ it is important to understand that people who do come from different backgrounds may have different ways of communicating and they may even interpret the way others communicate unexpectedly. For some people‚ English may not be there first language‚ this could mean that they only have a basic grasp on the English language‚ making communication
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Determining acceleration due to gravity by three methods Purpose: To use three different methods to determine the acceleration due to gravity and see which is more accurate. Also to give us practical application and proof of the 9.8m/s/s law. Materials: Eraser‚ Video‚ stop watch‚ 2M stick Procedure: We measured 2M from the floor to a certain spot on the chalk board. Then we measured by hand with a stop watch how long it took for the eraser to hit the floor. In the video they used a ball
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Different Education Between China And America Have you ever thought about the question: that why Chinese students need to sit straight and being silent during classes? But American students can have the class outside‚ sitting on the green grass and enjoying the blue sky and sunshine. And there are many reports or news segments talking about the differences between Chinese and American education. As the result‚ I want to compare and contrast the two different systems between China and America. In
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Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways It is important to understand how people from different backgrounds may use or interpret communication methods. I ensure I familiarise myself with the different cultures of those who I care for so I can understand how to communicate effectively with them.. What is acceptable in one culture may be an offence in another. Take for example‚ it is not acceptable for a woman to speak when men
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