This paper focuses on the exclusion of black peoples from the English countryside. It particularly considers how white imaginaries of the English rural have ignored historical geographies of the black presence. Firstly the paper reflects upon the heritage of Englishness as represented in and through the rural tradition. It then presents some…

Provides historical overview of the Afro-Caribbean presence in Britain as background for understanding the present state of race relations in Britain. (MP)

Argues that multicultural education in Britain does not reflect the reality of the Black presence and experience. Calls for an antiracist process of education and socialization that enables all pupils to develop a critical view of life and society. (MP)

This interdisciplinary paper is about applying Adult Education methods of learning and teaching to higher education. I argue that higher education students need to be stimulated via interactive methods that improve their motivation and lead them to question the value system/s that exist around them. A Freirean approach as used in the teaching of…

Based on conversations with West Indians residing in England, discusses their lives and their attitudes regarding race relations, violence, education, employment, and the future. (GC)

Links between language and identity are so strong that attempts to correct nonstandard speech are likely to be interpreted by West Indian children as criticism or rejection. A far more constructive approach would be to acknowledge and accept Creole in the classroom. (Author)

Gives an account of how one teacher taught poems from an anthology of black British poetry entitled "News for Babylon." Reviews actual lesson plans and approaches to specific poems. (TB)

Reports the subjective impressions of a professor emeritus from England concerning race relations and acceptance of ethnicity in the United States. Briefly focuses on issues concerning bilingual and community education. (RH)

The British educational system continues to exclude black male students in disproportionate numbers. Concerted and sustained policies are needed to achieve social justice, including a curriculum relevant to all students, ethnic monitoring, development of a new system to meet students' needs, and development of short-term and long-term strategies.…

Two questions provide the focus for this paper: (l) Does England have a policy in regard to multicultural education, and, if so, what is it? (2) If it does have a policy, how and when did this policy get formulated? "Multicultural" is used here to mean Black-White. (Author)

The manager of a London youth center presents a personal perspective on some of the difficulties that exist for young people in today's society, particularly those faced by young Black males. Following the sudden death of his mother and teenage years dominated by the values of the street, he took control of his life by seeking knowledge and…

The major aims of this book are to provide an account of racial attitude development in young children and to describe the effects of racism on the development of black children, specifically in the United Kingdom. The book draws freely on American and British research in an effort to illuminate the British experience. The first two chapters…