‘Why Afro-Caribbean girls, in South London often underachieve in terms of educational achievement?'
Before starting the webpage Dilley a Social anthropologist reinforces the importance of context, in social anthropology the term has been 'developed to the notion of the environment surrounding conditions of a specific object or phenomenon' (Dilley,1999). In this case the phenomenon would be why Afro Caribbean girls underachieve. The figurative sense of content implies a generalized set of connections. In this sense it is important to highlight within in this webpage it only refers to minority of Afro Caribbean girls and not the majority.
Introduction:
Firstly, the Swann report (1985) found differences in average levels of educational success between different ethnic groups. Before the report there was no real concern about educational achievement and ethnic groups. However when the report emerged there were inconsistencies in schools, between education and ethnic groups highlighting there were underlying issues and this was then bought in the public consciousness .As a result, within this webpage I will discuss why Afro-Caribbean girls often underachieve and the factors that contribute to the reasons why.
I chose to base the research in South London as this part often has high numbers of Afro-Caribbean families ‘according to the 2011 census the largest number of African Caribbean were found in Croydon, South London’. Due to this we will be able to see a clear correlation between Afro Caribbean girls and educational achievement. This is demonstrated through statistics recorded in 2007 concluding that 56% of girls achieved five or more GSCE A*-C; this percentage has gone up from previous years. However this number can still be considered low compared to other girls in ethnic minority groups, clearly indicating that there are some underlying factors that cause the underachievement of black Afro Caribbean girls.
Introduction:
Firstly, the Swann report (1985) found differences in average levels of educational success between different ethnic groups. Before the report there was no real concern about educational achievement and ethnic groups. However when the report emerged there were inconsistencies in schools, between education and ethnic groups highlighting there were underlying issues and this was then bought in the public consciousness .As a result, within this webpage I will discuss why Afro-Caribbean girls often underachieve and the factors that contribute to the reasons why.
I chose to base the research in South London as this part often has high numbers of Afro-Caribbean families ‘according to the 2011 census the largest number of African Caribbean were found in Croydon, South London’. Due to this we will be able to see a clear correlation between Afro Caribbean girls and educational achievement. This is demonstrated through statistics recorded in 2007 concluding that 56% of girls achieved five or more GSCE A*-C; this percentage has gone up from previous years. However this number can still be considered low compared to other girls in ethnic minority groups, clearly indicating that there are some underlying factors that cause the underachievement of black Afro Caribbean girls.