Racism and education : coincidence or conspiracy? /
This work shows how race inequality is not simply ignored by policy-makers, but is actively sustained and extended by the very policies and practices that are used in the name of improving standards for all. The study adopts critical race theory and each chapter explores a central educational issue.
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| 100 | 1 | |a Gillborn, David. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Racism and education : |b coincidence or conspiracy? / |c David Gillborn. |
| 260 | |a London ; |a New York : |b Routledge, |c 2008. | ||
| 300 | |a xvi, 255 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [224]-249) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Critical race theory: a new approach to an old problem -- Inequality, inequality, inequality: the material reality of racial injustice in education -- Policy: changing language, constant inequality -- Assessment: measuring injustice or creating it? -- The Stephen Lawrence case: an exception that proves the rule? -- Model minorities: the creation and significance of 'ethnic' success stories -- WhiteWorld: whiteness and the performance of racial domination -- Conclusion: understanding race inequality in education. | |
| 520 | |a This work shows how race inequality is not simply ignored by policy-makers, but is actively sustained and extended by the very policies and practices that are used in the name of improving standards for all. The study adopts critical race theory and each chapter explores a central educational issue. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Racism in education |z Great Britain. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Discrimination in education |z Great Britain. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Race discrimination |z Great Britain. | |
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