B. For each of the major ecological contexts, identify two characteristics of ethnically diverse children from backgrounds of poverty that might be affected and explain why those characteristics might contribute to their lower academic achievement in comparison to students from middle-class backgrounds.

The major ecological contexts  involved are- child, family, culture and community. However the focus will be on the Child and Family Context.

Explanation:

At the level of Child;

An impoverish child will  not only lack focus,but will be psychological unbalanced. Poverty not only take a child's right away but made a child not to meet up with basic psychological needs needed to survive daily life challenges. Thus such a child will be struggling with academic pursuit.

The wrong notion; I can't make it or I can't do it attitude makes some children to conclude that intelligence  is fixed, and  usually go with wealth. Therefore a child with the mindset of  intelligence belief will find it difficult to progress when faced with  little challenges of  life.The fact that I can not do it, keeps on weakening  the zeal to forge ahead.

At the family level

opinion  about  the need for education.

Discrimination  is deafting. It kills morals, weaken zeal, and  debar progress, Children with the mindsets that the ethnicity is disparagingly regarded  in the society will  in have slim chances of success in  academics and life pursuits.  Thus they might fight it difficult to take academic serious.

parents expectation for child's achievements.

Specious believe among some parents that, an average grades is rewarding and   self-fulfilled may affect a child zeal to push harder for success. Such believe will not only jeopardize the chances of excelling in  academics, but may scuttle the chances of achieve great success in carrier pursuits,

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