How Important is Racism in the Educational Experience of Pupils in Britain from Minority Ethnic Groups?

... How Important is Racism in the Educational Experience of Pupils in Britain from Minority Ethnic Groups What is racism? The Cambridge International dictionary of English describes it as "the belief that people's qualities are influenced by their race and that the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own, which results in the other races being treated unfairly" From the reader (block 5 unit 4) 'race' was a term used in scientific literature in the eighteenth century to explain the differences between humans. Their view was that 'races' were biologically different. This theory has been discredited by modern scientific thought however the word race is used in order that people can understand what is being discussed in terms of ethnic minorities. The reader goes on to describe 'racism' as "individual or personal racism refers to attitudes and behaviour that display or draw on stereotypes, bias or

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