Cecile Wright (University Park, Nottingham, UK), Uvanney Maylor, Thomas Pickup (UK Local government)

Young British African and Caribbean Men Achieving Educational Success

Disrupting Deficit Discourses about Black Male Achievement

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In contrast to research that focuses on the underperformance of young Black males in the British education system, the dominant notion of this volume is educational success. This book provides new insights around intersections between, and across, different structural forces and educational contexts.

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Produktdetails

• Routledge Critical Studies in Gender and Sexuality in Education
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 258g
• ISBN-13: 9780367560751
• ISBN-10: 0367560755
• Artikelnr.: 64104845

Autorenporträt

Cecile Wright is Honorary Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nottingham, UK. Uvanney Maylor is Professor of Education, and formerly Director of the Institute for Research in Education, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Thomas Pickup is a Principal Policy and Project Officer in local government in the UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: The same for Black youth in other societies. Introduction: Race,
gender and class and the attainment gap. 1. Critical race theory,
post-colonial, intersectional social relations and performativity of
educational experience. 2. Contextualising Black men's educational
narratives. 3. Identity formation and 'educational desire'. 4. The role of
family and parenting in achieving success. 5. Social and navigational
capital: community, 'diasporic collectives' and social actions. 6.
Conclusion: A transformative agenda re- the 'Black male crisis'.