Tag Archives: educational achievement

Official Statistics on Educational Achievement in the U.K. – Strengths and Limitations

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

How useful are official statistics for understanding differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity? How do GCSE results vary by social class, gender and ethnicity? The data below is taken from the Department for Education’s document – … Continue reading →

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Explaining the Gender Gap in Education

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

This post aims to outline some of the factors which might explain why girls outperform boys in education, focusing on factors external to the school such as changes in gender roles, the impact of feminism and women’s empowerment. Continue reading →

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Class Differences in Education – The Role of In school factors

Posted on February 2, 2015 by

  This post looks as how in school processes such as teacher- pupil relationships, subcultures, banding and streaming and the Hidden Curriculum all relate to class differences in education 1. Teacher pupil relationships Howard Becker: Labelling and the Ideal Pupil – … Continue reading →

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Cultural Capital and Social class differences in educational achievement

Posted on January 31, 2015 by

cultural capital refers to the skills, knowledge, attitudes and tastes through which typically middle class parents are able to give their children an advantage in life compared to working class children. Continue reading →

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