Desegregation of English schools: bussing, race and urban space, 1960s-80s

Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted of sending busloads of mostly Asian children to pred...

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1. Verfasser: Esteves, Olivier 1973- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester Manchester University Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted of sending busloads of mostly Asian children to predominantly white suburban schools in an effort to 'spread the burden' and to promote linguistic and cultural integration. Although seemingly well-intentioned dispersal proved a failure: it was based on racial identity rather than linguistic deficiency and ultimately led to an increase in segregation, as bussed pupils were daily confronted with racial bullying in dispersal schools. This is the first ever book on English bussing, based on an in-depth study of local and national archives, alongside interviews with formerly bussed pupils decades later. --
Beschreibung:xiii, 224 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781526124852
9781526148018

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