Interactionalism

Who do Interactionists disagree with?

-Sociologists look to explain why some pupils have more success achieving in education than others

-Interactionism disagrees with the Functionalist view on Education

-They do not agree with the role of education

Interactionism and Underachievement

-Interactionists focus on the individual

-This is because Interactionists view society from a micro approach

-By viewing society in such a way, Interactionists believe they are able to focus on underachievement more efficiently

-For Interactionists, Functionalists ignore underachievement

School ethos

-For interactionists, most school ethos' are based on the hidden curriculum

-Whatever a school decides to emphasise on, reflects what aspect of the hidden curriculum they would like to implement

-Elements of hidden curriculum lead to the school structures

The structure of achievement

Stereotypes-->Teacher expectations-->Labelling-->Self fulfilling prophecy-->Setting and Streaming