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All notes taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKP45ZXglvY&t=365s
What are the trends in education?
Chinese and Indian students overachieve in comparison to other groups
Asian students: differences between Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani achievement
Black students: variation between black African and black Caribean
White students have only slightly higher achievement than black students (as a group)- the gap is closing
What is the parental support in Asian families?
Basit (2013)- Indian and Pakistani families have a culture of promoting educational capital to obtain social mobility
Bhatti (1999)- parents were more supportive of children’s education and had high levels of interest
Modood (2006)- even amongst the working class, Asian families promote staying on in education
What is the parental support in Chinese families?
Francis (2007) high value placed on education by both parents and children regardless of social class
Additional resources (money and time) are given to students to achieve the goal of attending university
Modood (2004) parental cultural capital from previous occupations are passed on to their children
What is the parental support in Black families?
Greater support network of extended family and friends in black African families that promote educational achievement
Sewell- lone parent families- 24% of black children from lone parent families vs 19% mixed and 10% white
Vincent et al (2011) black middle-class parents had a high level of interest in their child’s education
What are the evaluations of parental support?
Intersectional nature of students’ experiences- class and gender also influence achievement
Some research is dated- based on generalisations of groups
Still differences in life chances for Pakistani, Bangladeshi and black students- e.g. unemployment, average earnings, representation at universities
