Thread by @UWankings, Your regular reminder: UK Higher Education IS institutionally racist……not least because the [...]

Your regular reminder:

UK Higher Education IS institutionally racist…

…not least because the UK is institutionally racist, and these issues are highlighted (and magnified) in educational experiences and outcomes.

An evidence-based thread…

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Before we get going, there is no profusion or absence of ability/talent or aspiration/ambition in any racial or ethnic group. Assuming the former is true is racist; the latter is used to explain away social inequalities. We do NOT live in a meritocracy.
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Softly, softly: genetics, intelligence and the hidden racism of the new geneism

(2016). Softly, softly: genetics, intelligence and the hidden racism of the new geneism. Journal of Education Policy: Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 365-388.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02680939.2016.1139189

There are deep racial inequalities in education, with major variations between groups. These are gendered and classed (among other things) but factoring in these other dimensions still exposes racial inequalities. @NicolaRollock @CarolVincent100
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‘You got a pass, so what more do you want?’: race, class and gender intersections in the educatio...

(2012). ‘You got a pass, so what more do you want?’: race, class and gender intersections in the educational experiences of the Black middle class. Race Ethnicity and Education: Vol. 15, Critical...

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A major issue is that the school curriculum is evidently exclusionary, denigrating and erasing the histories and perspectives of ethnic minorities while the PREVENT agenda specifically targets - and others - Muslims. @amna_kaleem
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0261018321998926?casa_token=BdUnOXzPOkUAAAAA%3A880-8_nBA8HV8RcvOOfFSefHHmQXN-MQ7srtdTwBJwU8rBrfVvSK0ZfYy4n3VaVKqlMsRNYFS80hNQ">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/...
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A moral education? British Values, colour-blindness, and preventing terrorism - Christine Winter,...

The Prevent Strategy tasks the British education sector with preventing radicalisation and extremism. It defines extremism as opposition to fundamental British ...

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It& #39;s a cultural issue, too: the teaching profession is predominantly white, and as a corollary, Black children are more likely to be excluded/punished more severely at school than their white counterparts.
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Explaining sustained inequalities in ethnic minority school exclusions in England—passive racism in...

(2009). Explaining sustained inequalities in ethnic minority school exclusions in England—passive racism in a neoliberal grip. Oxford Review of Education: Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 249-265.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03054980902814492?casa_token=E2CHAHuDg3oAAAAA%3AlhfyV3a9UYBGVEQUdKOgRf36leOI2HGBN72qcjDwz7nRmsEeKYoiq5hkqK_BSHlYlkh_PkcO7QHZ5g

The recruitment of BAME teachers has been a priority, but it is difficult when a) the school system treats those people with disdain and b) undertaking teacher training and then being a teacher is harder for them.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09540260500238470?casa_token=yGqLaP6UJd4AAAAA:duLj6W8R_hfMeItOq4nGrU4O2y1ZtMfl3U7GxUpIPxqACzb3NXtJh6pacpCcjPslTkL4lYGwrd0eKQ">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
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Ethnicity and the experience of work: Job stress and satisfaction of minority ethnic teachers in...

(2005). Ethnicity and the experience of work: Job stress and satisfaction of minority ethnic teachers in the UK. International Review of Psychiatry: Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 317-327.

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These issues in education then transfer into university admissions - and not simply because of the uneven distribution of grades between ethnic groups - the ‘top’ universities are also the most racially exclusive. @VikkiBoliver
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Exploring Ethnic Inequalities in Admission to Russell Group Universities - Vikki Boliver, 2016

This article analyses national university applications and admissions data to explore why ethnic minority applicants to Russell Group universities are less like...

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Then there is an & #39;attainment& #39; (i.e. awarding) gap, where BAME students aren’t enabled to do as well due to systemic, curricular and other everyday racisms which reduce their capacity to engage fully with their student experience. @L_Bunce @NabeelaTalib
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2019.1643305?casa_token=y1pqbOabpk0AAAAA%3AuTAGV2w7vHGFL-iGZKZ04ijf-qPjeJ2HseH_Q355Z0nMcn2Q2cFkizvhq0LhCp7xRXnWm7Fh-WhGng">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/...
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Experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) students in higher education: applying self-determ...

(2021). Experiences of black and minority ethnic (BME) students in higher education: applying self-determination theory to understand the BME attainment gap. Studies in Higher Education: Vol. 46, No....

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This is certainly not helped by the fact that support services – including mental health support – are often not well set up to understand BAME students’ experiences; this is a fault in the system, not those students & #39;deficits& #39;.
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Understanding Mental Health: What Are the Issues for Black and Ethnic Minority Students at Univer...

Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities continue to experience inequalities within the United Kingdom (UK) mental health system despite major government policy initiatives. Access to higher...

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/7/10/196

Racism is endemic in the labour market, and even those from ethnic minorities who attend the ‘best’ universities have a disadvantage relative to their white counterparts from those unis. @DrLaurenceLP @VikkiBoliver
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1468796818777543">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11...
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Exploring ethnic differences in the post-university destinations of Russell Group graduates -...

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For those who want to progress to doctoral study, the fact that scholarships are largely located in (whiter) ‘top’ unis makes accessing (and graduating from) doctorates more difficult for BAME students.
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Fighting the tide: Understanding the difficulties facing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)...

(2020). Fighting the tide: Understanding the difficulties facing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Doctoral Students’ pursuing a career in Academia. Educational Philosophy and Theory. Ahead of...

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If they do get a doctorate and then find jobs post-PhD, BAME Drs are at the sharpest end of the dire situation facing ECRs, being more likely to be in fixed term, temporary contracts than their white counterparts. @KalwantBhopal @HendersonHollyC
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-social-sciences/education/reports/advancing-equality-and-higher-education.pdf">https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents...
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Within the university the workforce, systemic and everyday racisms make what is already a difficult job more difficult than it should be.
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‘Getting in, getting on, getting out’: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff in UK higher education

(2020). ‘Getting in, getting on, getting out’: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff in UK higher education. Race Ethnicity and Education: Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 841-857.

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Thus progression through the ranks - which is also heavily classed and gendered - make it very difficult for BAME staff to progress to senior leadership positions. The UK professoriate and leadership is therefore overwhelmingly white. @KalwantBhopal
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Gender, ethnicity and career progression in UK higher education: a case study analysis

(2020). Gender, ethnicity and career progression in UK higher education: a case study analysis. Research Papers in Education: Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 706-721.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02671522.2019.1615118?journalCode=rred20

Perhaps it’s no wonder that the (university) policy system doesn’t take race issues seriously – even if there is policy specifically on race - it doesn’t go far enough, imposing superficial and incomplete systems for equality. @KalwantBhopal
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‘Same old story, just a different policy’: race and policy making in higher education in the UK

(2020). ‘Same old story, just a different policy’: race and policy making in higher education in the UK. Race Ethnicity and Education: Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 530-547.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13613324.2020.1718082?journalCode=cree20

Alongside things like the Race Equality Charter, more bottom up approaches like decolonising can place heavier workloads on BAME staff (while their white colleagues instrumentalise that work to further their own careers). @PhD_NDoharty @mannymadriaga
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The university went to ‘decolonise’ and all they brought back was lousy diversity double-speak!...

(2021). The university went to ‘decolonise’ and all they brought back was lousy diversity double-speak! Critical race counter-stories from faculty of colour in ‘decolonial’ times. Educational...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131857.2020.1769601

UK HE is institutionally racist. We need to do much, much better.

Apologies to scholars whose work has been mentioned but who& #39;ve not tagged (couldn& #39;t find you). Also the emphasis has been for journals for easy access. Feel free to add names and literature to this thread.
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