1st Edition
Race, Racism, and Higher Education Ethnic Minority Students’ Transitions to and From University
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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Drawing upon current debates on inequalities in higher education, particularly those of race and class, and based on a Bourdieusian discussion of the relational nature of different capitals and competition for such capitals, this must-read text explores how Black and minority ethnic (BME) students navigate the university and the relational competition for capitals and status.
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1. Introduction
2. Transitions in and out of higher education
3. Racial inequalities in higher education
4. University racisms: processes of exclusion
5. Money, money, money: drowning in debt
6. Family support, social capital, and resources
7. Institutional Support: Who gets it and why?
8. Fears of the Future: Labour market inequalities
9. A ‘specialisation of consciousness’
Biography
Kalwant Bhopal is a professor of education and social justice and director of the Centre for Research on Race and Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Martin Myers is a sociologist of education in the Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Nottingham, UK.
