ERIC Number: EJ1430571
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
EISSN: EISSN-1465-3346
Fighters, Thinkers and Bees: How Racialized Minority Students Experience Learning about Ethnic Inequality in Education
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v45 n4 p565-583 2024
Educational research acknowledges the significant challenges faced by racialized minority students at school. This interview-based study examines the experiences of racialized minority students in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region in Belgium, regarding a social science curriculum that addresses the power dynamics and privilege involved in perpetuating ethnic inequality in Flemish education. The study aims to develop typologies of students' responses to this curriculum. First, the fighters, thinkers and bees demonstrate diverse reactions to the curriculum. However, all students agree on the necessity of the curriculum for both racialized minority and majority students. Second, the interviews demonstrate that racialized minority students in Flanders possess a wealth of undervalued capitals. Contrary to conservative assumptions, the study finds no evidence that teaching about structural racialized inequalities causes division and impedes the agency of racialized minority students. The article concludes by emphasizing the implications of these student experiences for teaching practices.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Racial Factors, Social Sciences, Curriculum, Power Structure, Advantaged, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Educational Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Social Capital, Achievement Gap, Censorship, High School Students, Student Empowerment, Work Ethic, Resistance (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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