Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing? A Reply to Dave Hill's "Race and Class in Britain: A Critique of the Statistical Basis for Critical Race Theory in Britain"

Autor/in	Gillborn, David
Titel	Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing? A Reply to Dave Hill's "Race and Class in Britain: A Critique of the Statistical Basis for Critical Race Theory in Britain"
Quelle	In: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 8 (2010) 1, S.78-107 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1740-2743
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Racial Bias; Social Class; Statistical Data; Critical Theory; Race; Foreign Countries; Criticism; Whites; Power Structure; Social Differences; Indians; Educational Attainment; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Kritische Theorie; Rasse; Abstammung; Ausland; Kritik; White; Weißer; Sozialer Unterschied; Inder; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper is a reply to an earlier piece by Dave Hill, in this journal, that attacked critical race theory (CRT) in general and my own work in particular. I begin with a brief introduction to CRT which highlights the differences between the reality, of a broad and dynamic approach, as opposed to the simple and monolithic version constructed by Hill. In particular, I show that the CRT concept of "White supremacy" is more nuanced and fluid than the common-sense understanding of that term which Hill applies. I then respond, in turn, to each of Hill's main accusations: namely, that I systematically "misrepresent" statistical data, especially in relation to social class inequalities, and "ignore" the attainments of Indian students. These are serious accusations and I demonstrate that they are without any foundation in truth, but rather reflect fundamental inadequacies in Hill's own understanding of racism, CRT and basic descriptive statistics. (Contains 3 figures and 3 notes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for Education Policy Studies. University of Northampton, School of Education, Boughton Green Road, Northampton, NN2 7AL, UK. Tel: +44-1273-270943; e-mail: ieps@ieps.org.uk; Web site: http://www.jceps.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10