Education case studies
hempel-joergenson
- Children in Primary schools
- 2009
- w/c Aspin school: discipline major problem, 'ideal' pupil = passive, quiet (behaviour not academic ability)
- m/c Rowan Primary: behaviour not an issue, 'ideal' pupil based on academic ability
- face to face interaction with peer groups
- teacher labelling (Durkheim/ Becker)
willis
- 'Lads'
- group of 12 boys
- counter school sub-culture
- lacked enthusiasm from school
- actively resisted school authority (goes against ISA)
- Marxism: shop floor culture
- Functionalism: benefits society
gilborn and youdell
- triage
- c/d borderline
- pass
- hopeless cases
- a/c economy (given the most attention and help)
- self fulfilling prophecy
Rosenthal and Jacobsen
- teachers beliefs in schools
- SFP
- random sample of students given 'Higher ability' label
- teachers were unaware that the IQ test was false
- those students were defined 'HA' - 'spurt ahead' - were given more help
- Pygmalion Effect (others expectations of you effect achievement)
- 47% improved (worked best on younger children)
Sue Sharpe
-1994
- 70s + 80s
- London Girls: lack of importance in education (marriage and children were priorities)
- 90s
- aspirations and priorities changed to careers