Race, Racism and Higher Education

Auteur

Kalwant Bhopal is a professor of education and social justice and director of the Centre for Research on Race and Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Martin Myers is a sociologist of education in the Centre for Research in Educational Leadership and Management at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Texte du rabat

Drawing upon current debates on inequalities in higher education particularly those of race and class, this must-read text explores how Black and Minority Ethnic students navigate university and the relational competition for capitals and status.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. Transitions in and out of higher education 3. Racial inequalities in higher education 4. University racisms: processes of exclusion 5. Money, money, money: drowning in debt 6. Family support, social capital and resources 7. Institutional Support: Who gets it and why? 8. Fears of the Future: Labour market inequalities 9. A 'Specialisation of consciousness'