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Success in School
Structural-Functional Theories
• How many students are in the class?
• What type of schedule does the school have?
• What time of day is the class?
• Is the class an elective or a required course?
• How is the classroom organized?
• How experienced is the teacher?
How is discipline handled by the teacher?
• How are the desks arranged in the classroom?
• What is the environment like?
• (cold? windows? Etc.)
Symbolic-Interactionist Theories
• What is the student’s home life like?
• Who are the friends of the student?
• How capable are the teachers?
• Is the school safe?
• Do the students have after-school jobs?
• Does the student have friends in class?
• What is the ratio of boys vs. girls?
• How influential are the family, friends, teachers?
Conflict-Theorists
• Is the student and/or teacher a member of a minority group?
• What economic class is the student? The teacher?
• What race, ethnicity, religion, gender is the student? The teacher?
• Boys vs. girls
• Does the student live in a poor neighborhood?
• Is the school in a poor neighborhood?
• Is the school under-funded?
• Is the school in a big city? Small town? Suburb?
• Are students expected to “jump through hoops” to succeed?
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