UK Country information - under construction

Migration background of the country ( population of the different groups in the country)

References:

Back, L (1996) New Ethnicities and Urban Culture:  racisms and multiculture in young lives. London:  UCL Press Ltd. Page 57.

Back, L (2007) The Art of Listening.  Oxford:  Berg

Brah, A (1996) Cartograpahies of diaspora.  London: Routledge

Fryer, P (1984) Staying Power. London:  Pluto Press.

Gilroy (2000) Between Camps.  London: Allen Lane / Penguin Books. 

Gilroy (2004) After Empire.  London:  Routledge 

Hall, S (1992) 'The question of cultural identity' (Ch 6) in Hall et al (eds.) Modernity and Futures.  Cambridge: Polity Press.

Parekh, B (2000) The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain.  London:  Profile Books.

Woodward, K (1997) Identity and difference.  London:  Sage / OUP

Participation of the different groups in education as: teachers/lecturers and students (focusing on higher education)

Mirza, H. S (2009) Race, Gender and Educational Desire.  London:  Routledge

Carter, J., Fenton, S and Modood, T (1999) Ethnicity and Employment in Higher Education.  London:  Policy Studies Institute.

The diversity policy of your institution (e.g. Cass School of Education)

Projects relating to the policy undertaken at your institution

Relevant research (facts and figures and quality research / produce a list of publications)

EXTRAS

Learning resources

Starr, R (1995) Healing Racism Training Manual.  OH Illinois,  Healing Racism.

Definitions

Cottle, S (ed.) Ethnic Minorities in the Media.  Buckingham:  OUP.

        Good for definitions pages

Issues and debates

Williams, P.J. (1997) Seeing a Colour-Blind Future:  The Paradox of Race.  London:  Virago Press.

Country information required for the project proposal.

1. Migration background of the country ( population of the different groups in the country)
2. Participation of the different groups in education as: teachers/lecturers and students (focusing on higher education)
3. The diversity policy of your institution (e.g. Cass School of Education) 
4. Projects relating to the policy undertaken at your institution
5. Relevant research (facts and figures and quality research / produce a list of publications )

Planning conference 21 - 23 October 2010

Our first meeting on Thursday 21 October 2010

Bridgitte Puissant presenting about the context in Flanders

rediscover 7 with guest from Germany and UEL graduate student

Irmgard den Holland presenting about the context in the Netherlands

Brigitte Puissant and Ratha Peruman (lecturer in Education at UEL)

Rubina Boasman

Rubina Boasman explains the project concept

Edite Orange of Portugal and Abiola Ogunsola of the UK

Brigitte Puissant and Irmgard den Holland

Rubina Boasman of the Netherlands with Nienke Meulenhof of Flanders

Participants prepare to leave - Lionel McCalman is another conference

Final pose ... with Lionel McCalman still busy elsewhere

Staying in contact

In 2009 Rubina Boasman stayed in touch with Dr Lionel McCalman and Dr Abiola Ogunsola by keeping them informed about research that she was doing into what has worked in the past in terms of recruiting bicultural and male students.  These are areas in which UEL seems to have had significant success.

In the beginning

In 2008 a group of teachers from  the Netherlands, led by Rubina Boasman visited the University of East London (UEL). During this visit there was a group discussion on diversity policy and the training of ethnic minority students at UEL.  The visitors were particularly interested in reducing drop out and increasing the retention of ethnic minority students studying to become teachers.

Pictures from that visit will be posted soon.