Interest-divergence and the colour of cutbacks: race, recession and the undeclared war on Black children
Interest-divergence and the colour of cutbacks: race, recession and the undeclared war on Black children
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10.1080/01596306.2013.822616
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
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1.7
通讯作者：
Gillborn, David
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作者：
Gillborn, David
本文以批判种族理论（CRT）为基础，以英国教育体系为例，阐述了当代教育改革中隐藏的种族主义维度，并认为这是经济危机时期可预测和反复出现的主题。德里克·贝尔（Derrick Bell）的利益趋同（利益趋同）概念认为，当白人掌权者认为迎合少数群体的需求是自身利益时，就会赢得种族进步的时刻；这样的时刻是不寻常的，而且往往是短暂的。目前，我们正在目睹这一进程的逆转；这是一个利益明显分化的时期，白人掌权者认为，在社会上进一步排斥和压迫黑人群体会给他们带来直接的好处。在宣称有必要提高所有人的教育水平和庆祝缩小现有成绩差距的承诺的花言巧语背后；在现实中，正在实施的教育改革系统地不利于黑人学生，并明显扩大了教育不平等。
Drawing on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and illustrating with examples from the English system, the paper addresses the hidden racist dimension to contemporary education reforms and argues that this is a predictable and recurrent theme at times of economic crisis. Derrick Bell's concept of interest-convergence' argues that moments of racial progress are won when White power-holders perceive self-interest in accommodating the demands of minoritised groups; such moments are unusual and often short-lived. Presently, we are witnessing the reverse of this process; a period of pronounced interest-divergence, when White power-holders imagine that a direct advantage will accrue from the further exclusion and oppression of Black groups in society. Behind rhetoric that proclaims the need to improve educational standards for all and celebrates a commitment to closing the existing achievement gaps; in reality education reforms are being enacted that systematically disadvantage Black students and demonstrably widen educational inequalities.