1st Edition
The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics A comparative study of the unequal academy
By Kalwant Bhopal
Copyright 2016
176 Pages
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Routledge
174 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Recent research suggests that Black and minority ethnic (BME) academics remain underrepresented, particularly at senior levels in higher education, and tend to be concentrated in new, post-1992 universities. This book provides an original comparative study of BME academics in both the UK and the USA, two different yet similar cultural and political climates, considering issues of inequality,... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Higher Education in the UK and USA 3. The Research and Methodology 4. Theoretical Understandings of Identity in the Academy 5. 'Outsiders' in the Academy? 6. Climbing the Ladder: Promotion and progression 7. Inclusion, Equality and Social Justice 8. Conclusions
Biography
Kalwant Bhopal is Reader in Education at the University of Southampton, UK.
