1st Edition

Racism, Education and the State

By Barry Troyna, Jenny Williams Copyright 1986
147 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

147 Pages
by Routledge

The education system should be in the forefront of the battle to combat racial inequality. The contributors to this book, however, argue that, far from reducing racial inequality, the education system in the UK systematically generates, maintains and reproduces it. Through careful consideration of the complex and pervasive nature of racism (and the practices it gives rise to) the contributors... Read more

1. Discrimination by Proxy: The Deracialisation of National Education Policy and Discourse (1960-1980). 2. Multicultural Education in Action: The Deracialisation of Policies in Inner London and Manchester. 3. Institutional Racism: The Racialisation of Political and Educational Issues. 4. The Origins of Antiracist Education in the UK. 5. Local Education Authority Antiracist Policies. 6. Antiracist Education Policies: A Critical Appraisal.

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Barry Troyna, Jenny Williams