Black Students and Higher Education by John A Bird

Black Students and Higher Education by John A Bird

Black students in the UK have done relatively well in gaining access to higher education but, once they are at university or college, their experiences are often difficult, and characterized by isolation and discrimination. This book examines black access to, and progression in, higher education and is illustrated throughout by quotations from black students. It asks: what is the experience of black students in higher education? How can institutions act to enhance both black access to and experience of higher eduction? And how can both quality and equity be assured? John Bird considers, for example, working with schools and black communities, staff and curriculum development, ethnic monitoring, the development of black support groups, and the black experience of the labour market after higher education. This is an important book for higher education policy-makers and for academic staff.

"..easy to read and a good buy." - RACE Journal. "Black Students and Higher Education: Rhetorics and Realities, is a well written, flowing piece of work...an important contribution to the literature on sociocultural issues in education." - Teaching in Higher Education.

John Bird is a Principal Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Social Science at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

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ISBN 13	9780335196265
ISBN 10	0335196268
Title	Black Students and Higher Education
Author	John A Bird
Series	Society For Research Into Higher Education
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	1996-09-01
Number of pages	144
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