Student Work

Disadvantaged white British students, known as the W-Ever 6 group, perform 38% worse than non disadvantaged white British students on their General Certificate of Secondary Education exams. Among all ethnicities, the W-Ever 6 group has one of the largest disparities in performance when compared with other white British students. At Gospel Oak Primary and Nursery School, we investigated the factors causing this gap in attainment by conducting interviews, surveys, and observational research. On average the W-Ever 6 group misses school more, does fewer extracurriculars, and has lower aspirations. Closing the W-Ever 6 attainment gap is effectively done by fostering a supportive school community that assists parents in providing their children with strong educational engagement at home.

Creator

• Gerulskis, Jack F.
• Li, Siyuan
• Chen, Yezi
• Teirlinck, Dieter

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030520-134630

Keyword

• Education in a Technological Society

Advisor

• Orr, John A.
• Marrone, Paul

Year

• 2020

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Gospel Oak Primary School

Date created

• 2020-03-05

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Relationships

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• Interactive Qualifying Projects

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	GOP_Final_Presentation.pptx	2020-08-15	Public	Press to Select an action Download