Cultural and Material deprivation
- Cultural deprivation
When a child lacks the basic values, attitudes and skills’ the cultural ‘equipment’
needed for educational success.
- Material deprivation
Refers to poverty and a lack of material necessities such as adequate housing and
income
These types of deprivation are impactful on children
and their academic achievement.
The 3 main external factors to consider are within
1. Housing
material deprivation and include:
1. Housing Do they have place they can
2. Diet & Health work? Is there enough space
3. Costs of Education for them to sleep easily?
All of these things may be taken for granted
by many, but without them a person cannot
develop or flourish in the way they should at
such a young age
Education - Equally, poor housing can typically be moldy, without heating and
Class and with other health hazards potentially impacting attendance.
Achievement
(External 2. Diet and Health Sadly, unhealthy food is commonly a cheaper
Factors) option and so for this reason, families who
are deprived will eat foods that are not
beneficial for learning.
3. Costs of
In many cases there will also
Education be no food to eat whatsoever.
Education is free.
However this is the forefront,
and in reality there are many
hidden costs, such as…
- Textbooks
- Stationary
- Travel fares to get to and from school
- School trips
- Uniform
- Cultural deprivation
When a child lacks the basic values, attitudes and skills’ the cultural ‘equipment’
needed for educational success.
- Material deprivation
Refers to poverty and a lack of material necessities such as adequate housing and
income
These types of deprivation are impactful on children
and their academic achievement.
The 3 main external factors to consider are within
1. Housing
material deprivation and include:
1. Housing Do they have place they can
2. Diet & Health work? Is there enough space
3. Costs of Education for them to sleep easily?
All of these things may be taken for granted
by many, but without them a person cannot
develop or flourish in the way they should at
such a young age
Education - Equally, poor housing can typically be moldy, without heating and
Class and with other health hazards potentially impacting attendance.
Achievement
(External 2. Diet and Health Sadly, unhealthy food is commonly a cheaper
Factors) option and so for this reason, families who
are deprived will eat foods that are not
beneficial for learning.
3. Costs of
In many cases there will also
Education be no food to eat whatsoever.
Education is free.
However this is the forefront,
and in reality there are many
hidden costs, such as…
- Textbooks
- Stationary
- Travel fares to get to and from school
- School trips
- Uniform
