MIRZA

• studied ambitious black girls

  • they didn't achieve aims
• identified 3 types of teachers

  • colour blind- believed all students were equal yet allowed racism to go unchallenged
  • Liberal Chauvinists- believed black pupils are culturally deprived so have low expectations of them.
  • Overt Racists- they believed black pupils are inferior and actively discriminate
  • The teachers impact on black students