Assimilating Identities by Ian Grosvenor

Assimilating Identities by Ian Grosvenor

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This is an historical analysis of the central role played by the educational process in Britain in creating and perpetuating an identification of black people as both alien and as a "problem". The book documents post-war national educational policy-making.

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Assimilating Identities by Ian Grosvenor

This is an historical analysis of the central role played by the educational process in Britain in creating and perpetuating an identification of black people as both alien and as a "problem". The book documents national educational policy-making covering state-level approaches to black students as they continually changed - at least in rhetoric - from assimilation, to integration and multiculturalism. It also provides case-study material on local education authority policies in Birmingham in the 1960s. The author concludes with a reflection on the possibilities of producing a transformative historical narrative of the nation, which would recognize the historical experiences of Britain's black population and, thus, could help to bring to an end the enduring post-war practices of exclusion.
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ISBN 13 9780853158394
ISBN 10 0853158398
Title Assimilating Identities
Author Ian Grosvenor
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Year published 1997-09-10
Number of pages 224
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