Autumn 2023
Research Intelligence issue 156: Intersectionality: Teaching & learning in UK schools
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½¿É«µ¼º½ is celebrating Black History Month
To celebrate Black History Month, ½¿É«µ¼º½ is highlighting a range of noteworthy contributions in our latest work promoting race, diversity, and equity in education.Ìý
Research Intelligence issue 156:
Intersectionality: Teaching & learning in UK schools
The last issue of Research Intelligence focused on the theme of Intersectionality as ‘a useful concept to understand the impact of the multiple inequalities children face in schools and to take action in research, policy and practice with an equity agenda.’
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Recent ½¿É«µ¼º½ Blogs
Explore our recent ½¿É«µ¼º½ blogs discussing decolonisation, curriculum, and institutional racism in education institutions.
Decolonising curriculum knowledge: A scholarly journey from the local, to national and international perspectives
I began decolonising curriculum knowledge 25 years ago. The tragic murder of the Black British teenager Stephen Lawrence in 1993 was the catalyst of my activism in education, research, teaching...
The problem of prejudice, discrimination and institutional racism in a post-92 higher education institution
This blog post looks forward to the forthcoming symposium at ½¿É«µ¼º½ Conference 2023, which will present the findings from two studies that were developed to examine the problem of institutional...
Ethnic inequality in the teaching workforce in schools: Why it matters
Ethnic minority communities in the UK see education as a gateway for opportunities. Yet in the UK, the ethnic background of teaching staff does not mirror the profile of the pupils (Demie & See,...
‘Who are you?’ Moving from reflexivity to self-reflexivity in educational research with marginalised groups
In this blog post, I consider my critical engagement with my positionality beyond reflexivity to self-reflexivity. When conducting my literature search for my thesis, I noticed that...
Publication Series
Race & Education: ½¿É«µ¼º½ Small Grants Fund research reports
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of five research projects that have investigated aspects of race and ethnicity across the education sector.
Supported by ½¿É«µ¼º½â€™s Small Grants Fund (SGF), this work is part of the association’s commitment to address the structural and institutional inequities and unjust power imbalances that affect our members and the wider research community, as set out in our Race Equality Policy.Ìý
Race & Education: ½¿É«µ¼º½ Small Grants Fund research reports
This series of reports presents the findings and recommendations of five research projects that have investigated aspects of race and ethnicity across the education sector. Supported by ½¿É«µ¼º½'s...
Variation in Black students’ conceptions of academic support: A phenomenographic study
Inequalities in the educational achievement of minoritised students in higher education (HE) appear in a wide range of national contexts (Richardson, 2018), and are often attributed to structural...
Podcasts
While this podcast was recorded in 2021, we would like to highlight it as a valuable resource to listen to this Black History Month for information about why straight talk about racial identities is essential to facilitate communication across racial and ethnic divides.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?:Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
In this Episode of the ½¿É«µ¼º½ Podcast Nick Johnson, ½¿É«µ¼º½ CEO interviews Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum about the updated version of her bestselling book Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in...
Ongoing project
Education: The State of the Discipline. Staff equality in UK higher education
This report is the second publication from the  initiative and contributes to a more detailed understanding of issues of equality, inequality, diversity and discrimination for academic staff working in universities in the discipline of education. The report shares the findings of a study that analysed existing statistical data relating to the composition and employment of these staff in the UK and in each of the devolved nations: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Education: The State of the Discipline. Staff equality in UK higher education
An exploration of existing statistical data relating to staff equality in UK higher education
