The one-in-ten: quantitative Critical Race Theory and the education of the ‘new (white) oppressed’

ABSTRACT

This paper challenges the notion that quantitative data – as a numeric truth – exist independent of a nation’s political and racial landscape. Utilising large-scale national attainment data, the analysis challenges the belief that ‘White working class’ children in England, especially boys, are ‘the new oppressed’ – as a former equality adviser has publicly claimed. The analysis applies Quantitative Critical Race Theory, or ‘QuantCrit’, an emerging quantitative sub-field of Critical Race Theory in education. The paper argues that far from being ‘oppressed’, White boys continue to enjoy achievement advantages over numerous minoritised groups; especially their peers of Black Caribbean ethnic origin. Additionally, the analysis uniquely exposes racialised trends of ‘equivalency’ in core subject qualifications, whereby minority ethnic children are over-represented in certain lower-status qualifications that are counted as equivalent in education statistics but not in the real world labour market. The analysis concludes that knowing misrepresentations of quantitative data are at the heart of an institutional process through which race and racism are produced, legitimised and perpetuated in education.     

Impact of degree program satisfaction on the persistence of college students

Many theories on college retention recognize the significance of student satisfaction as a positive factor in students’ persistence. Yet, there are few theories that address the relationship of degree program satisfaction to study behaviour and dropout. This paper explores the impact of degree program satisfaction on academic accomplishment and dropout. The impact of degree program satisfaction was studied within a multitheoretical framework. The results of the study show that student accomplishment not only depends on differences in academic ability but also on degree program satisfaction. Decreased degree program satisfaction appears to diminish both study motivation and study behaviour. The authors discuss some implications for current educational practice.     

Revisiting free school meal eligibility as a proxy for pupil socio‐economic deprivation

Whether someone has ever had free school meal (FSM) eligibility over a six‐year period is the measure of socio‐economic disadvantage currently used in the English school system. It is used to monitor the socio‐economic gap in achievement in the education system, to identify particular children at risk of low achievement and to direct funding to particular children and schools. In this paper we assess how well this measure predicts pupil attainment in secondary school in comparison to other measures of socio‐economic background known to influence pupil attainment, such as parental education or income. We ask whether the FSM measure is an adequate proxy for a pupil's socio‐economic disadvantage in an educational context. To do this we draw on the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England and matched administrative data. We find that the FSM eligibility measure correlates highly with other measures of socio‐economic disadvantage, however it does not identify all children living in what would be deemed deprived households. We then compare the extent to which the FSM eligibility measure predicts educational achievement relative to other measures of deprivation and find that its predictive power is only marginally lower than many richer survey measures. This provides some reassurance on its use in policy.     

情感与符号--《伤逝》的语言艺术赏析

鲁迅的短篇小说《伤逝》,以苏珊·朗格的符号论美学来解读它的语言艺术特色,有以下三个亮 点:一、符号的节奏美;二、符号的形象美;三、符号的个性美。     

数学大师吴文俊的科学成就

全面评价了当代著名数学家吴文俊先生的科学成就，并主要介绍了吴文俊在拓扑学、中国数学史与数学机械化方面的卓越贡献。     

论韦庄词的情感特质

晚唐词人韦庄以直抒胸臆的创作手法和表现视域的宽阔、题材的多样性，直接开启了宋代婉约词的先风。他的歌词再现了自己双重人格和双重情感特质，充溢着对生命短暂的感叹、壮志难酬的忧虑，历尽磨难渴望和平的理性向往，以及扬弃正统思想的等级观念之后，对下层民众深表同情的人主义情结。同时也反映了晚唐及时行乐消沉颓废的时代风尚在他思想和灵魂深处留下的点点痕迹。     

Differential prospective relationships of social-oriented and individual-oriented achievement motivations with achievement goals and affective wellbeing: A 1-year follow-up study

This study aimed to investigate the differential prospective relationships of social-oriented achievement motivation (SOAM) and individual-oriented achievement motivation (IOAM) with student's adoption of specific achievement goals and their affective wellbeing (AWB). A total of 332 Chinese university students (M_age = 19.139; Female = 75%) voluntarily participated in the baseline and the 1-year follow-up surveys of this study. The factor score path analysis results showed statistically significant positive paths from SOAM and IOAM at baseline to performance goals and mastery goals, respectively, at follow-up. Moreover, a statistically significant positive path was found from SOAM at baseline to negative affective experiences, at follow-up, and no association was found between IOAM and AWB, after controlling for achievement goals. The findings suggest the usefulness of raising educators' and parents' awareness regarding the double-edged sword of utilizing socially valued motives to promote performance approach goals in individuals because such values potentially lowering their psychological wellbeing.     

生理节律与体育类高考成绩的相关性的研究

通过剖析45名2002年体育高考学生的术科和化高考取得优异成绩时的生理节律，发现生理节律与高考成绩关系密切．学生处在高潮期时易于考出好成绩．体育术科高考成绩主要与体力钟、情绪钟密切相关；化课高考成绩主要与智力钟、情绪钟密切相关．     

科研成果移植为化学创新教学实验——分光光度法同时测定混合物中钼、钨含量

介绍了一个由科研成果移植为实验教学的创新实验,其实验体系稳定性、重现性好,可操作性、综合性强,适合于本科生基础实验教学。实践证明,此项目可以激发学生创新精神和提高综合运用知识的能力。     

工程教育认证新标准下毕业要求达成度评价方法研究

目前针对工程教育认证中的毕业要求达成度评价尚无成熟和标准的方法。且随着认证工作的深入,各院校机械工程专业原有的达成度评估方法已不能适应认证标准(2018版)的新要求。为此,文章以工程教育认证标准新要求下机械工程专业毕业要求达成度评价的若干问题进行研究。建立学生和教师对毕业要求的认知机制,梳理其认知渠道。建立符合工程教育认证标准要求的“能力形成过程评价和能力达成结果评价相结合”的毕业要求达成度评价方法。对评估结果进行分析,找出培养环节中的“短板”,提出针对性的持续改进意见。为培养创新能力强、适合经济社会发展需要的优秀工程师打下良好基础。