pupil identities + pupil responses and subcultures

what are the pupil types according to Archer

• ideal pupil- white, MC, natural ability

• pathologised pupil- asian, oppressed sexuality, culture bound overachieving (success through hard work)

• demonised pupil- black or white, WC with hypersexual identity, underachiever

what is said about chinese pupils

Archer

• even successful pupils can be pathologised

• chinese pupils are praised and views negatively by teachers at the same time as they were successful but achieved it the ‘wrong way’ - this is called the negative positive stereotype

what are Sewell variety of boys responses

• conformists- largest group, accept schools goals

• innovators- pro education but anti school

• retreatists- small minority, isolated from school and subcultures

• rebels- most influential group despite being minority, reject school rules, black macho lad stereotype

what are Mirzas 3 teacher racism types

these were found when Mirza studied ambitious black girls and how they face teacher racism and are dis encouraged

• colourblind- believes pupils are equal but doesn’t challenge racism

• liberal chauvinists- believes black pupils are cult.dep. so has lower expectations of them

• overt racists- believes in black inferiority and openly discriminates

EVAL- rejecting negative labels

• Fuller- studied a group of black girls and found they were high achievers in a school that put black girls in low streams because:

• they used their anger about stereotypes as motivation to succeed

• they relied on their own effort instead of teachers