The learning activity involves a typical working class boy called Kevin who is involved in petty crime and is not motivated to acquire qualifications, because he expects to find unskilled manual labor. elsewhere when he finishes his studies, just like his father. This reflects Paul Willis's study of working-class boys (1977), which shows that this is a common problem in schools with large numbers of working-class pupils. Manager of the Year tries to get Kevin to focus on his future, so that he doesn't miss any opportunities that come his way, but he focuses on the short term rewards of making money immediately , rather than on the long-term potential which would allow him to have a better quality of life with less possibility of escalation of his petty delinquency. There are many theories that could be used to describe the situation Kevin finds himself in, some of them are; Self-fulfilling prophecy, personal schemata, expected value theory (EVT), and social identity theory, these areas best describe what is expected of the subject and the possible actions they might pursue. Merton describes the self-fulfilling prophecy as "the parable which tells us of the public definitions of a situation (prophecies or predictions) which become part of the situation and thus affect subsequent developments" (1948), for example, when a If a teacher constantly tells a child he is naughty, he will believe the fact and become more inclined to act naughtily. This theory relates to Kevin's case because it is clear from his history of petty crime that he feels that the law and his school are against him, that he is withdrawing from society because he is constantly punished. education was encouraged...... middle of paper ......son. 502.Snyder, M; Tanké, D; Berscheid, E. (1977). Social perception and interpersonal behavior: On the self-fulfilling nature of social stereotypes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35, 656-666. Found in: Hewstone, M; Stroebe, W; Jonas, K. (2012). An introduction to social psychology. Chichester; John Wiley and Sons. 364.Weerd, M; Gemmeke, M; Rigter, J; Van Rij, C. (2005). Indicators and options for monitoring active citizenship education. Amsterdam: Regioplan Beleid-Sonderzoek. Found in: Hoskins, B. (2005). Monitoring the evolution of policies in the field of education for active citizenship. In: Colley, H; Boetzelen, P; Hoskins, B; Parveva, T Social inclusion of young people: eliminating barriers. Strasbourg: Council of Europe. 115 – 123. Willis, P. (1977). Learning to Work: How Working-Class Kids Get Working-Class Jobs. Farnborough: Saxon House.