Teachers Views on the Effects of the Home

Summary

The contention that pathological models inform the teacher's view of the relationship between home background and attainment in minority and working‐class areas is reviewed, and a study of teachers’ perceptions of the significance for attainment of selected home characteristics is reported. Contrasts between the responses of teachers in middle‐ and working‐class areas reveal more similarities than dissimilarities. It is suggested that, initially, attention should be focused on the stock of knowledge of teachers as a group by means of more extended studies.