David Gillborn

Racism and Education (eBook, PDF)

Coincidence or Conspiracy?

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book challenges the dominant assumptions and attitudes that shape education and is the first major study in the UK to adopt 'Critical Race Theory' - a radical new perspective on the nature of racism and public policy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134112531
• Artikelnr.: 43071454

Autorenporträt

Professor David Gillborn is currently Head of the School of Educational Foundations & Policy Studies (EFPS) and Chair of the Race Equality Committee at the Institute of Education, University of London.

David Gillborn is best known for his research on race inequality and education. His work combines an analysis of official statistics with qualitative research in schools. He has written several books and numerous papers drawing on his own research; plus, he is author of two official reviews of research on race and education (published by the Office for Standards in Education); and he is founding editor of the international journal, 'Race Ethnicity & Education' which is taken by more than 9,000 libraries in 133 countries.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Critical Race Theory: A New Approach to an Old Problem
3. Inequality, Inequality, Inequality: The Material Reality of Racial
Injustice in Education 4. Policy: Changing Language, Constant Inequality 5.
Assessment: Measuring Injustice or Creating it? 6. The Stephen Lawrence
Case: An Exception that Proves the Rule? 7. Model Minorities: The Creation
& Significance of 'Ethnic' Success Stories 8. Whiteworld: Whiteness and the
Performance of Racial Domination 9. Conclusion: Understanding Race
Inequality in Education. Appendix: Some Thoughts on Whiteness, Critical
Scholarship and Political Struggle