Two Steps Back

Autor/inn/en	Dicketts, Sally; Landman, Robin
Titel	Two Steps Back
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 23 (2011) 1, S.36-37 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Females; Multiracial Persons; Minority Group Students; Equal Education; Educational Finance; Gender Differences; Teacher Influence; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Needs; Disproportionate Representation; Minority Group Teachers; Adult Education; Adult Educators; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Mischling; Bildungsfonds; Geschlechterkonflikt; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	During a recent episode of Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young's guest--one of Britain's most influential women--explained how a further education teacher had changed her life. Heather Rabbatts, who was born in Jamaica and moved to England, found school difficult. She was "picked on for being mixed-race," failed her 11-plus and left school at the age of 16 with just a few O-levels. Her turning point came at Kingsway College in north London, in 1972, when she met her first black teacher, Max Johnson, who taught her A-level sociology. She describes him as a "most fantastic teacher," who gave her confidence in herself and a belief that she was not stupid. In the 39 years since Heather met Max Johnson, progress has been made in ensuring equal opportunity for women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds. However, the authors are becoming increasingly concerned about current and planned cuts in further education having a disproportionate effect on women and black and ethnic minorities. Women and black and ethnic minority learners are overrepresented in FE, which means that they will be disproportionately affected by the overall cut of 25 per cent in adult provision over the next four years. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10