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‘Raising standards’ or rationing education? Racism and social justice in policy and practice
Author(s) -
Gillborn David
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00200
Subject(s) - raising (metalworking) , rationing , economic justice , racism , context (archaeology) , social justice , inclusion (mineral) , sociology , desegregation , political science , public administration , criminology , law and economics , law , social science , paleontology , health care , geometry , mathematics , biology
In this article, David Gillborn considers the next round of educational reforms. His cogently argued analysis provides a timely reminder of the extent to which contemporary British education is institutionally racist. Unless, as he urges us, we examine the effects of actions and policies and not merely their intent, the future for inclusion looks bleak. In this context readers will find his critique of ‘tiering’ to be particularly apt.