Uvanney Maylor
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 97451 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Uvanney Maylor |
| NOMBRES | Uvanney |
| APELLIDO | Maylor |
| FIRMA | MAYLOR U |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Bedfordshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1254-7524 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 83 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Race and educational leadership
The special issue offers new knowledge about racialised educational experiences by shedding light on racialised leadership in school and higher education in diverse geographical and educational contexts in England, Canada, America and South Africa through a mix of research methods (phenomenological, longitudinal, documentary, semi-structured interviews), analytical (content and textual analysis) and theoretical approaches (critical race theory [C…
Black male student teachers
Purpose This paper aims to understand the preparation that a group of black male pre-service students received during their course and its impact on their willingness to commit to entering the teaching profession. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on findings from a small-scale qualitative study of black and minority ethnic student teachers’ experiences in one initial teacher education institution. Findings The paper raises questions as…
Passionate and pious
Book review of Passionate and Pious: Religious Media and Black Women's Sexuality by Monique Moultrie Duke University Press, 2017 (ISBN: 9780822370048
Black girlhood in the nineteenth century
Sex workers, psychics, and numbers runners
Young black males
This article addresses the idea of ‘failure’ of young black males with respect to schooling. Perceptions of black masculinity are often linked to ‘underperformance’ in the context of school academic achievement. This article addresses how young black men, by great personal effort, recover from school ‘failure’. It explores how young black men, despite negative school experiences, see possibilities for their future and how they seek to transform s…
Arrested justice
Arrested Justice' framed within a black feminist perspective of activism and resistance is an excellent read. In search of social justice for low-income black (African American) women, the text is
Exploring the impact of supplementary schools on Black and Minority Ethnic pupils’ mainstream attainment
This paper reports findings from a study commissioned by the (then) Department for Children, Schools and Families. The research mapped the provision, and explored the impact, of supplementary schools and aimed specifically to develop further understanding as to how supplementary schools might raise the attainment of Black and Minority Ethnic pupils. Drawing on a national survey and case study data from 12 supplementary schools, we highlight a ran…
Challenges in theorising ‘Black middle‐class’ women
This viewpoint draws on discussions at two seminars to consider ambivalent attitudes amongst a group of Black women towards considering themselves and/or other Black people as ‘middle class’. The first seminar highlighted the experiences of a group of Black ‘middle‐class’ parents and the second, which was organised as a result of the reaction the first seminar received, sought to explore attendees views as to whether they thought Black people cou…
Notions of diversity, British identities and citizenship belonging
This article reports on a small‐scale research study commissioned by the then Department for Education and Skills ([DfES] now the Department for Children, Schools and Families [DCSF]) in June 2006 to aid the work of the Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review Group, headed by Sir Keith Ajegbo. The findings concentrate on how ‘diversity’ is viewed by schools and the implications of this for developing pupil understanding of British diversity, …
Is it because I’m Black? A Black female research experience
This article examines what it means to be a Black female researcher in contemporary Britain. Drawing on Black feminist theory and critical race theory (CRT), this article seeks to highlight some of the experiences and challenges that Black female researchers face when undertaking research, particularly research that has diversity, equality or ‘race’ as key foci. Such experiences often remain silent, yet they are integral to how Black researchers …
Race, gender and educational desire
Abingdon, Routledge, 2009, 213 pp., £22.99 (paperback), ISBN 978‐0‐415‐44876‐5 Race, Gender and Educational Desire: Why Black Women Succeed and Fail 1 is underpinned by two key questions: How do ra
They do not relate to Black people like us’
Growing concerns about the experience and achievement of Black pupils (especially Black males) underpin calls for more Black people to serve as teacher and lay mentor role models in schools. Calls for increased numbers of Black teacher role models assume firstly, that Black teachers regard themselves as role models and want to perform such a role in school. Secondly, that Black pupils will automatically see Black teachers as role models for Black…
What is the meaning of 'black'? Researching 'black' respondents
Black' is a contested term. Its usage has attracted much academic debate. Issues of terminology are important as they produce real consequences for the lives of those using and/or who are subsumed within particular definitions. A study designed to explore the experiences of 'black' staff in further education provides the impetus for examining the impact of using generic terms such as 'black' on the data collection process and its significance for…
To turn the whole world over
Book review: \nTo turn the whole world over: Black women and internationalism \nedited by Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill, Urbana, Chicago and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2019, 288 pp., $26.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-252-08411-9
They do not relate to Black people like us’
Growing concerns about the experience and achievement of Black pupils (especially Black males) underpin calls for more Black people to serve as teacher and lay mentor role models in schools. Calls for increased numbers of Black teacher role models assume firstly, that Black teachers regard themselves as role models and want to perform such a role in school. Secondly, that Black pupils will automatically see Black teachers as role models for Black…
Notions of diversity, British identities and citizenship belonging
This article reports on a small‐scale research study commissioned by the then Department for Education and Skills ([DfES] now the Department for Children, Schools and Families [DCSF]) in June 2006 to aid the work of the Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review Group, headed by Sir Keith Ajegbo. The findings concentrate on how ‘diversity’ is viewed by schools and the implications of this for developing pupil understanding of British diversity, …
What is the meaning of 'black'? Researching 'black' respondents
Black' is a contested term. Its usage has attracted much academic debate. Issues of terminology are important as they produce real consequences for the lives of those using and/or who are subsumed within particular definitions. A study designed to explore the experiences of 'black' staff in further education provides the impetus for examining the impact of using generic terms such as 'black' on the data collection process and its significance for…
Is it because I’m Black? A Black female research experience
This article examines what it means to be a Black female researcher in contemporary Britain. Drawing on Black feminist theory and critical race theory (CRT), this article seeks to highlight some of the experiences and challenges that Black female researchers face when undertaking research, particularly research that has diversity, equality or ‘race’ as key foci. Such experiences often remain silent, yet they are integral to how Black researchers …
Challenges in theorising ‘Black middle‐class’ women
This viewpoint draws on discussions at two seminars to consider ambivalent attitudes amongst a group of Black women towards considering themselves and/or other Black people as ‘middle class’. The first seminar highlighted the experiences of a group of Black ‘middle‐class’ parents and the second, which was organised as a result of the reaction the first seminar received, sought to explore attendees views as to whether they thought Black people cou…
Young black males
This article addresses the idea of ‘failure’ of young black males with respect to schooling. Perceptions of black masculinity are often linked to ‘underperformance’ in the context of school academic achievement. This article addresses how young black men, by great personal effort, recover from school ‘failure’. It explores how young black men, despite negative school experiences, see possibilities for their future and how they seek to transform s…
To turn the whole world over
Book review: \nTo turn the whole world over: Black women and internationalism \nedited by Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill, Urbana, Chicago and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2019, 288 pp., $26.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-252-08411-9
Black male student teachers
Purpose This paper aims to understand the preparation that a group of black male pre-service students received during their course and its impact on their willingness to commit to entering the teaching profession. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on findings from a small-scale qualitative study of black and minority ethnic student teachers’ experiences in one initial teacher education institution. Findings The paper raises questions as…
Exploring the impact of supplementary schools on Black and Minority Ethnic pupils’ mainstream attainment
This paper reports findings from a study commissioned by the (then) Department for Children, Schools and Families. The research mapped the provision, and explored the impact, of supplementary schools and aimed specifically to develop further understanding as to how supplementary schools might raise the attainment of Black and Minority Ethnic pupils. Drawing on a national survey and case study data from 12 supplementary schools, we highlight a ran…
Black girlhood in the nineteenth century
Sex workers, psychics, and numbers runners
Is it because I’m Black? A Black female research experience
This article examines what it means to be a Black female researcher in contemporary Britain. Drawing on Black feminist theory and critical race theory (CRT), this article seeks to highlight some of the experiences and challenges that Black female researchers face when undertaking research, particularly research that has diversity, equality or ‘race’ as key foci. Such experiences often remain silent, yet they are integral to how Black researchers …
Race, gender and educational desire
Abingdon, Routledge, 2009, 213 pp., £22.99 (paperback), ISBN 978‐0‐415‐44876‐5 Race, Gender and Educational Desire: Why Black Women Succeed and Fail 1 is underpinned by two key questions: How do ra
They do not relate to Black people like us’
Growing concerns about the experience and achievement of Black pupils (especially Black males) underpin calls for more Black people to serve as teacher and lay mentor role models in schools. Calls for increased numbers of Black teacher role models assume firstly, that Black teachers regard themselves as role models and want to perform such a role in school. Secondly, that Black pupils will automatically see Black teachers as role models for Black…
What is the meaning of 'black'? Researching 'black' respondents
Black' is a contested term. Its usage has attracted much academic debate. Issues of terminology are important as they produce real consequences for the lives of those using and/or who are subsumed within particular definitions. A study designed to explore the experiences of 'black' staff in further education provides the impetus for examining the impact of using generic terms such as 'black' on the data collection process and its significance for…
Notions of diversity, British identities and citizenship belonging
This article reports on a small‐scale research study commissioned by the then Department for Education and Skills ([DfES] now the Department for Children, Schools and Families [DCSF]) in June 2006 to aid the work of the Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review Group, headed by Sir Keith Ajegbo. The findings concentrate on how ‘diversity’ is viewed by schools and the implications of this for developing pupil understanding of British diversity, …
Challenges in theorising ‘Black middle‐class’ women
This viewpoint draws on discussions at two seminars to consider ambivalent attitudes amongst a group of Black women towards considering themselves and/or other Black people as ‘middle class’. The first seminar highlighted the experiences of a group of Black ‘middle‐class’ parents and the second, which was organised as a result of the reaction the first seminar received, sought to explore attendees views as to whether they thought Black people cou…
Exploring the impact of supplementary schools on Black and Minority Ethnic pupils’ mainstream attainment
This paper reports findings from a study commissioned by the (then) Department for Children, Schools and Families. The research mapped the provision, and explored the impact, of supplementary schools and aimed specifically to develop further understanding as to how supplementary schools might raise the attainment of Black and Minority Ethnic pupils. Drawing on a national survey and case study data from 12 supplementary schools, we highlight a ran…
Arrested justice
Arrested Justice' framed within a black feminist perspective of activism and resistance is an excellent read. In search of social justice for low-income black (African American) women, the text is
Young black males
This article addresses the idea of ‘failure’ of young black males with respect to schooling. Perceptions of black masculinity are often linked to ‘underperformance’ in the context of school academic achievement. This article addresses how young black men, by great personal effort, recover from school ‘failure’. It explores how young black men, despite negative school experiences, see possibilities for their future and how they seek to transform s…
Black male student teachers
Purpose This paper aims to understand the preparation that a group of black male pre-service students received during their course and its impact on their willingness to commit to entering the teaching profession. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on findings from a small-scale qualitative study of black and minority ethnic student teachers’ experiences in one initial teacher education institution. Findings The paper raises questions as…
Passionate and pious
Book review of Passionate and Pious: Religious Media and Black Women's Sexuality by Monique Moultrie Duke University Press, 2017 (ISBN: 9780822370048
Black girlhood in the nineteenth century
Sex workers, psychics, and numbers runners
Race and educational leadership
The special issue offers new knowledge about racialised educational experiences by shedding light on racialised leadership in school and higher education in diverse geographical and educational contexts in England, Canada, America and South Africa through a mix of research methods (phenomenological, longitudinal, documentary, semi-structured interviews), analytical (content and textual analysis) and theoretical approaches (critical race theory [C…
To turn the whole world over
Book review: \nTo turn the whole world over: Black women and internationalism \nedited by Keisha N. Blain and Tiffany M. Gill, Urbana, Chicago and Springfield: University of Illinois Press, 2019, 288 pp., $26.00 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-252-08411-9
Sociology (15 obras) · Gender Studies (12 obras) · Gender Studies (11 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Black women (6 obras) · Critical Race Theory in Education (6 obras) · Black male (4 obras) · Ethnic group (4 obras) · Pedagogy (4 obras)