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Direct linkWong, Billy – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2015
The importance of science to the economy and for the progression of society is widely acknowledged. Yet, there are concerns that minority ethnic students in the UK are underrepresented, and even excluded, from post-compulsory science education and careers "in" science. Drawing on an exploratory study of 46 semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Blacks, Indians, Asians
Wong, Billy – Oxford Review of Education, 2015
While concerns around minority ethnic students and underachievement have attracted considerable attention in educational research, such as in England, few studies have examined those who excel, except as reference to justify the equity of the established system. This paper explores the educational success of British Chinese and Indian students,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement, Asians
Wong, Billy – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
This paper provides an in-depth, "case study" style analysis of the experiences of two 13-year-old British Asian girls from a larger qualitative study investigating minority ethnic students' aspirations in science. Through the lens of identity as performativity and Bourdieu's notions of "habitus" and capital, the ways in which…
Descriptors: Working Class, Student Attitudes, Females, Teacher Attitudes
