More and more UK-based researches begin to focus on the British White population,as they are the main ethic group in UK society that leads and influences the development of UK education and society.According to the UK...More and more UK-based researches begin to focus on the British White population,as they are the main ethic group in UK society that leads and influences the development of UK education and society.According to the UK government figures in 2018,statistics show that“the employment rate of British White stood at 75%,with the overall employment rate in the UK stood at 74%”(UK Government,2018).At the GCSE level in 2018,it is demonstrated that“there are more than 63%of British White pupils who achieved A*to C levels in English and Mathematics exams”(UK Government,2018),higher than the excellence rate of Mixed(30%),Black Caribbean(51%),and Pakistani(58%).It is obvious that British White people are highly prioritized in UK society,especially in educational fields due to the unequal distribution of educational resources between British Whites and other ethnic groups in UK society.However,there are also some of the inequalities that exist among British Whites,as their differences gender,regions,and socio-economic status.This paper aims to have an exploration on the British White education in a further step in terms of how the inequalities exist in their education,primarily from the lens of international education as assimilation,social reproduction,and gender issues.展开更多
文摘More and more UK-based researches begin to focus on the British White population,as they are the main ethic group in UK society that leads and influences the development of UK education and society.According to the UK government figures in 2018,statistics show that“the employment rate of British White stood at 75%,with the overall employment rate in the UK stood at 74%”(UK Government,2018).At the GCSE level in 2018,it is demonstrated that“there are more than 63%of British White pupils who achieved A*to C levels in English and Mathematics exams”(UK Government,2018),higher than the excellence rate of Mixed(30%),Black Caribbean(51%),and Pakistani(58%).It is obvious that British White people are highly prioritized in UK society,especially in educational fields due to the unequal distribution of educational resources between British Whites and other ethnic groups in UK society.However,there are also some of the inequalities that exist among British Whites,as their differences gender,regions,and socio-economic status.This paper aims to have an exploration on the British White education in a further step in terms of how the inequalities exist in their education,primarily from the lens of international education as assimilation,social reproduction,and gender issues.
