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Education and the social construction of 'race' /

Does the education system help or hinder the fight against racism? This volume provides a constructive critique of the Swan Report of 1985 and of sociological research into racial and ethnic relations. The author undertakes a searching philosophical and sociological analysis of multicultural and ant...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Figueroa, Peter M. E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Education ; 120.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Beyond rational choice; 2. Racist frames of reference; 3. What is multicultural and antiracist education? Philosophical and sociological reflections; 4. A critique of the Swann Report; 5. Can teachers be taught? Can attitudes be changed?; 6. Student-teachers' images of Black people and of education for a multicultural society: A case study; 7. Racism in school: A case study*; 8. Bias in examinations*; 9. White schools
  • black marks: Constructed 'underachievement'; References; Index.