Books by David Gillborn

How are 'race' and racism implicated in education policy and practice? What does effective antiracism look like in practice? How can teachers and school students be encouraged to think critically about their racialized assumptions and actions? This book debates on 'race' and racism in education.

Recent educational reforms have raised standards of achievement but have also resulted in growing inequalities based on 'race' and social class. This book reports detailed research in two secondary schools showing the real costs of reform in terms of the pressures on teachers and the rationing of educational opportunity.

A presentation of an important new investigation into the issues of race, ethnicity and education, following the extensive reforms of state education during the late 1980s. The author provides a critical introduction to the current issues and major research findings in the field.