Educational Attainments
Issues and Outcomes in Multicultural Education
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-1-138-08045-4 (ISBN)
Description
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 British pupils of Afro-Caribbean, Asian and British origins. Promising policies and practices are identified. Individuals from different ethnic groups and professional orientations have contributed to this book. The first six chapters are devoted to contemporary, complex and controversial issues; the final six chapters present empirical evidence from national and local studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-08045-4 (9781138080454)
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Gajendra Verma | Peter Pumfrey
Educational Attainments
Issues and Outcomes in Multicultural Education
E-Book
07/2017
Routledge
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Gajendra Verma | Peter Pumfrey
Educational Attainments
Issues and Outcomes in Multicultural Education
E-Book
07/2017
Routledge
€36.99
Available for download
Gajendra Verma | Peter Pumfrey
Educational Attainments
Issues and Outcomes in Multicultural Education
Book
07/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
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Content
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