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Black Boys Can Make it
This book dispels the myth that Black boys are synonymous with underachievement. It shows how a good many progress into universities, albeit against the odds, and discusses the implications for policy and practice on both sides of the Atlantic.There is abundant research on the underachievement of Black boys but little attention has been given to their positive achievement until this author's research in both countries. "Black Boys Can Make It" follows black male students in the USA and UK who have successfully accessed higher education - at elite universities (Oxford and Harvard) and less selective institutions. It sets out to establish the extent to which they have been exposed to the facto...
Generating Genius
The new Black boy has become the billboard for corporate industry to sell the world new toys--but he's not wanted in the boardroom. This radical book shows how Black masculinity is accepted in certain ways but rejected in others, so challenging much mainstream thinking on the achievement of Black boys at school. It argues that these boys are in search of a road map to successfully navigate not only the schooling process but also the complexities of Black adolescence. This positive and empowering text looks far beyond the notion that institutional racism is responsible for low attainment at school. Instead it explores the complexities surrounding masculinities and argues that Black boys, like...
Reclaiming Our Pasts
The National Curriculum has brought enormous innovations to the teaching of primary history. Few teachers are trained in history and have had little support. This book aims to help come to grips with the issues and periods in National Curriculum history. This book aims to guide teachers throuigh the British Core Units and each extension study category, while exploring possibilities for extending children's perspectives on the past and present. It shows how stories, topics and the lives of famous people can set pupils on an inclusive and intellectually rigorous study of history. It also provides a substantial resource section containing accounts of the lives of people relevant to Key Stage 1 and 2 History plus annotated booklists of relevant historical fiction and non-fiction for juniors. This book is intended for curriculum planners, trainors and mentors of primary teachers.
Not-so-simple Picture Books
This book challenges the popular image of picture books being an easy read and only for the under-sevens. Through a close examination of good quality picture books and the imaginative responses of primary children to them, the authors encourage teachers to use such books in a thought-provoking way. They argue that the special qualities of these books and the approaches used by the teacher enable the children to read and think about literature at a level beyond that normally expected of them.
Social Justice Re-Examined
UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION Teachers want to do their best for every child, but worry about causing offense and often shy away from troublesome issues. The classroom situations and strategies presented here will help teachers negotiate their way through complex situations and bring about constructive change. This book clarifies concepts and value differences and the subtle ways in which inequality often works. Theoretical as well as practical, these chapters look from inside out from the perspective of the teacher. They cover a wide range of issues: race, gender, poverty and class, sexuality, religion, English as an Additional Language, Islamophobia, Traveller children and ADHD. The book is essential reading for student teachers, early career teachers and teacher educators, but will also be invaluable for experienced teachers as they navigate their work in an increasingly diverse society.
Research Methodologies for Drama Education
Drama education has been lacking a research methodology. This much needed text provides models constructed by leading researchers in the field and presented at the International Drama in Education Research Institute Conference in 2004. Each chapter in this collection from across the Anglophone world describes a different research methodology. It explains how the methodology was applied to the practice and outlines how teachers and other researchers can employ it in their own contexts. Led by the editor's chapter on the context of research, the contributions include: The Process of Institute Research Stations by Philip Taylor The Reflective Practitioner by Jonothan Neelands Critical Ethnography by Kathleen Gallagher Narrative Inquiry by Bellarie Zatzman A case study by Joe Winston Performance Ethnography by Jane Bacon Post-structuralist Deconstruction by Ian McCormick Feminist Methodology by Sharon Grady The book will be essential reading for research students and teachers because it provides models and approaches that connect with the immediacy of their practice.
Teachers and Human Rights Education
why do teachers need to be familiar with human rights? In multicultural societies, whose values take precedence? How do schools resolve tensions between children's rights and teachers' rights? --
We're All White, Thanks
This volume explores ideas and strategies that support those seeking positive change in schools and communities. It revisits the old evidence of the misconceptions and prejudice that prevail in white areas.
Racist Incidents and Bullying in Schools
All schools have an ethical and legal responsibility to prevent bullying around racism, culture and religion, and to deal robustly and sensitively with incidents that do occur. But there are complex practical and theoretical questions: How do we ensure all children and young people are sage, happy and successful? What are the differences between racist bullying and other forms of bullying? How do we educate children and young people to see that racism and cultural prejudices are damaging even when no offence is intended or taken?How do we ensure that the recording and reporting racist incidents is helpful and not just a bureaucratic chore?How do we ensure that our efforts are not counter-pro...
Playing a Part
Drama is direct and immediate and this book shows how effectively it can be used to support the new curriculum subject of Citizenship Education, by putting students in someone else's shoes. It provides inspiration and guidance to teachers and youth group leaders for enabling secondary school students and youth groups to develop their skills for democracy: their oracy, non-verbal communication, listening, debating and public speaking. The section on using plays covers theatre trips, performances by visiting companies, and working on drama texts. Examples of drama exercises follow, in which students devise and share from their own experiences, improve scenes, engage in drama games and work in role. The book includes the text of the author's own short play, Making a Difference, and this is used as a case study to illustrate ways for students to enhance their understanding of government and engage directly with politicians. Playing a Part is for use in secondary schools and with youth groups and out-of-school activities. Drama and English teachers and teachers and teachers of Citzenship will find it a powerful and supportive resource.
