Social class and educational attainment

Some researchers argue that class difference in attainment result in the sifting, sorting and assessment of pupils in terms of teachers' perceptions of social class, ability and conduct. Others argue hat class differences in attainment are primarily due to what happens outside the school - to the social inequalities generated by the class structure. Other researchers see class differences in attainment resulting from a combination of what happens inside and outside the school. From this viewpoint the inequalities of the class system are reinforced in the class room.