Educational Attainments: Issues and Outcomes in Multicultural Education

ISBN-13: 9781138080454 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 186 str.

Gajendra K. Verma; Peter D. Pumfrey

Opis

Originally published in 1988. This book presents an account of some of the challenges to society involved in multicultural education, together with recent empirical evidence concerning the educational attainments of pupils of Afro-Caribbean, Asian and British origins.

Spis treści

Introduction Gajendra Verma and Peter Pumfrey Part 1: Issues 1. Issues in Multicultural Education Gajendra Verma 2. Monitoring the Reading Attainments of Children from Minority Ethnic Groups: LEA Practices Peter Pumfrey 3. Developing Bilingual Children’s English in School Tony Kerr and Martin Desforges 4. Racism Awareness: Training, Education and Accountability Peter Pumfrey 5. The Swann Report and Ethnic Minority Attainment Bhikhu Parekh 6. Policies and Promising Practices in Education Peter Newsam Part 2: Outcomes 7. West Indian and Asian Children’s Educational Attainment N.J. Mackintosh, C.G. Mascie-Taylor and A.M. West 8. Educational Achievement of Ethnic Minority Children in a Midlands Town John R. Roberts 9. Black Pupils’ Progress in Secondary School Barbara Maughan and Graham Dunn 10. Inner City Adolescents: Unequal Opportunities Ann Dawson 11. Self-Esteem and Educational Achievement in British Young South Asians, Gajendra Verma and Kanka Mallick 12. The Brent Inquiry: Findings and Implications Jocelyn Barrow

O autorze

Gajendra Verma, Peter Pumfrey