Understanding Minority Ethnic Achievement by Louise Archer, B... - 9780415372824

Understanding Minority Ethnic AchievementRace, Gender, Class and 'Success'\nAuthor(s): Louise Archer, Becky Francis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415372824, 978-0415372824\nSynopsis\nProviding fresh insights and understandings about educationally successful minority ethnic pupils, this book examines the views, identities and educational experiences of those pupils who are undoubtedly achieving, but who tend to remain ignored within popular concerns about under-achievement. \n\nCombining a broad analysis of minority ethnic pupils achievement together with a novel, detailed case study of an educationally successful group, the British-Chinese, this book examines a fascinating angle on debates about the reproduction of social inequalities. \n\nIn this thought-provoking and highly accessible book, the authors:\n\nreview the theoretical and policy context to issues of race, gender, social class and achievement \ndi.