Dismantling race in higher education : racism, whiteness and decolonising the academy / Jason Arday, Heidi Safia Mirza, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arday, Jason, editor.

Mirza, Heidi Safia, 1958- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education (Higher)--Great Britain.

Minorities.

Black people--Education (Higher)--Great Britain.

Black people.

Discrimination in higher education--Great Britain.

Discrimination in higher education.

Educational equalization--Great Britain.

Educational equalization.

Black people--Education (Higher).

Minorities--Education (Higher).

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xxix, 396 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan 2018.

Contents:

Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I Introduction; 1 Racism in Higher Education: 'What Then, Can Be Done?'; Let the Facts Speak: Institutional Racism in Higher Education; Outsiders Within the Academy: Surviving the 'Sheer Weight of Whiteness'; Seize the Day! The Irresistible Rise of Decolonising Movements; Brick Walls and Tick-Boxes: The 'White-Washing' of Equality and Diversity Policies; Conclusion: 'What Then, Can Be Done?'; References; Part II Let the Facts Speak: Institutional Racism in Higher Education

2 The Rise and Fall in the Salience of Race Equality in Higher EducationIntroduction; The Increasing Salience of Race Equality; The Declining Salience of Race Equality; The Periodic Emergence in Policy Discourse of Race Equality; Continuing Racial Disadvantage in the HE Sector: BME Staff and Students; Legislation and Equality; What Is to Be Done?; References; 3 Race and Elite Universities in the UK; Introduction: Elite Universities and Their Centrality in the Reproduction of Educational Inequalities; Widening Participation and Access to BME Students in UK Elite Universities

Being a BME Student at an Elite UK UniversityConclusion; References; 4 Ethnic Inequalities in Admission to Highly Selective Universities; Introduction; Ethnic Group Differences in Russell Group University Offer Rates; Unconscious Bias, Name-Blind Admissions, and Fostering an Inclusive Institutional Culture; Developing Genuinely Inclusive Practices and Cultures Within the Academy; References; 5 Understanding the Under-Attainment of Ethnic Minority Students in UK Higher Education: The Known Knowns and the Known Unknowns; Introduction

First-Degree Attainment in White and Ethnic Minority StudentsExplaining the Attainment Gap; Experiences of White and Ethnic Minority Students; Differential Attainment at the Module Level; Conclusions; References; 6 Unequal Returns: Higher Education and Access to the Salariat by Ethnic Groups in the UK; Introduction; Data and Methods; Results; Discussion and Conclusion; References; 7 Should I Stay or Should I Go? BME Academics and the Decision to Leave UK Higher Education; Introduction; Background and Context; The Study; Survey Findings; Who Is More Likely to Want to Move Overseas?

Where Would Respondents Want to Move to?The Pull of Overseas Life: Is It Stronger for Males or Females?; Does University Type Make a Difference?; At What Stage of Our Careers Might We Be More Likely to Consider Emigration?; Interview Findings; Push Factors; Outsiders in the Academy-Exclusion and Negative Experiences; Barriers to Career Progression-Mentoring, Networking and Social Capital; Pull Factors; Reasons for Considering Leaving the UK Higher Education Sector; What Might Attract BME Academics Back to the UK Higher Education Sector?; Conclusions; References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319602608

3319602608

OCLC:

987282192