This article examines race, racism, and anti-racism in an historical example of British radical theatre-in-education in the 1980s: Pit Prop Theatre's "Brand of Freedom" (1984). We argue that while the programme's aims prefigured contemporary moves toward decolonising drama and theatre education, its theatrical representation of Black…

Reports an expansion of a previous study of the portrayal of Blacks in the 10 most commonly used reading schemes in the primary schools of a large industrial city in Great Britain. Found that ethnic Chinese and Japanese were underrepresented and portrayed in an ignorant and patronizing manner. (ARH)

Reports that the television program "Roots" evoked positive reactions from British viewers in terms of their perceived attitude change toward Blacks and in particular, American Blacks; their personal and community identification in the matter of race integration; and the reaffirmation of their ideas about the negative aspects of slavery.…

This report sets out the results of a survey of what people from majority and minority groups think about race relation matters in Britain. The main conclusions are: (1) The concentration of minorities in urban areas has had the result that half of the population still see the area where they live as "all white" and 9 out of 10 see it as…

Reports on a survey which examined reading materials used in one city in Great Britain, noting occurrences of Black characters and the roles they played in the texts. Found that Blacks are underrepresented and are often portrayed negatively. (ARH)

Provides British elementary and middle grade teachers with guidelines for teaching about minorities, as well as for judging and taking action on bias in school books. (Editor/SJL)

An attempt to assess and counteract the racial myths under which the school operated produced a Black Studies Program at Tulse Hill School, a multi-racial comprehensive school in London, and indicated to the author the need for further-reaching curriculum reform. (JH)

This study uses content analysis of "Network East," an ethnic television program aired on British television, to identify the major concerns of the South Asian community in Britain. Most South Asians, comprised of Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Sri Lankans, live in the urban centers of London, Birmingham, Leicester, and Bradford.…

The authors of this book analyze and discuss the treatment of race by the mass media, examining through survey data the response of white Britons to immigration by colored ethnic groups. The main focus of the study was on the beliefs and attitudes of adolescents. Results of the survey show that the mass media have played an important role in…

The objective of constructing this scale was to produce a short, balanced scale, to measure favourability of attitude to coloured people, containing items relevant to the British situation, likely to be meaningful even to 11-year-olds. (Author/JM)

This comparative analysis of the constitutional status of freedom of speech in Great Britain and the United States focuses on four speech-related offenses--seditious libel, defamatory libel, blasphemous libel, and group libel or incitment to racial hatred. The analysis concentrates on the profound and rapid changes that issues related to freedom…

Presents three lesson plans for an eleventh grade U.S. History course entitled: "Thomas Jefferson's Opinions of Negroes"; "Why Weren't Women Considered Part of the Body Politic?;" and "Blackstone's Understanding of King-in-Parliament as the Foundation of the British Constitution." Each lesson includes instructional…

Great Britain's citizenship education helps prepare students for informed and responsible citizenship in a multicultural society. Social science teachers and researchers should consider factors that epitomize multiethnic Britain today as they teach. Issues that most require further thought include: cultures are dynamic, not static; multiple…

Measures of ethnic identification, ethnic preference, and sociometric choice were administered to a total sample of 512 White, West Indian, and Asian children (7-to-12-years-old) to investigate the phenomenon of self-rejection among minority group children. (Author/DB)

Considers major social changes that have affected adolescent development in the latter part of the twentieth century, including changes in the labor market, family structure, attitudes toward race and gender, sexuality, mental health, and social exclusion. Suggests ways the behavior and development of young people will change in response. (JPB)