1st Edition
Young British African and Caribbean Men Achieving Educational Success Disrupting Deficit Discourses about Black Male Achievement
Foreword: The same for Black youth in other societies. Introduction: Race, gender and class and the attainment gap. 1. Critical race theory, post-colonial, intersectional social relations and performativity of educational experience. 2. Contextualising Black men’s educational narratives. 3. Identity formation and ‘educational desire’. 4. The role of family and parenting in achieving success. 5. Social and navigational capital: community, ‘diasporic collectives’ and social actions. 6. Conclusion: A transformative agenda re- the ‘Black male crisis’.
Biography
Cecile Wright is Honorary Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nottingham, UK.
Uvanney Maylor is Professor of Education, and formerly Director of the Institute for Research in Education, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
Thomas Pickup is a Principal Policy and Project Officer in local government in the UK.
