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Education of Young Black Males in Britain, The

Synopsis
Looks at the work of Dr Spencer Holland, a black American educational psychologist, who argues that positive black male role models working in the classroom are the only way of helping low-status young black men brought up by single mothers and are failing at school, in trouble with the law, and/or unemployed. Talks to teachers, parents and Diane Abbott, MP, in Hackney, London.
Series
Frontline, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
Year of production
1995
Availability
Sale; 1996 sale: £16.95 (inclusive)
Notes
Broadcast as FRONTLINE on C4 on 13/9/95.
Subjects
Education; Sociology
Keywords
black and Asian people; black communities; educational psychology; men in society; role models; young people

Credits

Director
Geoff Small
Producer
David Mills

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 PAL
Price
£16.95
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
40 minutes
Year
2014

Production Company

Name

Interbase

Distributor

Name

HopeLine Videos

Phone
020 8788 2718
Fax
020 8785 6345
Address
PO Box 515
London
SW15 6LQ
Notes
Contact: Richard Nathanson

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