Great Expectations

Synopsis: Suggests that many teachers find some West Indian pupils difficult to motivate, especially from the age of 12-13. Analyses the particular sources of West Indian alienation from school and shows how some teachers in the London area are tackling this.
Series: Multi-Racial Britain, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 25 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1979
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Notes: Discussion material for BEd students or INSET on general courses to sensitise students to multi-racial education, as well as more specialised courses for ‘ethnic minority education’, ‘immigrant education’, ‘urban education’ or some aspects of curriculum design courses.*
Subjects: Education
Keywords: multicultural issues; secondary education

Producer

John Radcliffe; Yvonne Deutschman

Contributor

John Twitchin; Rik Stratton; Sid Davis; Stanley Peel

Cast

Paul Vaughan

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