176 pages
234 x 156mm
ISBN-10: 1 85856 382 8
ISBN-13: 978 1 85856 382 4
June 2006

This book draws on the strengths that characterise communities and shows how these strengths can be put to use in improving education. The members of a community have the greatest knowledge of their own culture and of cross-cultural challenge. The methodology of the author's ethnographic approach specifically addresses the imbalance of power so that the suggestions and initiatives are led by the communities themselves, this makes the book uniquely valuable.

The book combines the findings from the study, analysis and theory, and suggests practical approaches that will improve teaching and learning in schools. Each chapter concludes with creative applications in the classroom - what the children can do. The suggestions for lesson plans and activities are based on the children's own knowledge and socio-cognitive development.

South Asian Communities will be invaluable for all those who work or intend to work with South Asian communities or African and dual heritage children. It will be of interest to students of sociology, cultural studies and social psychology, and its attention to issues of globalisation and western society are attractive to an international audience.

Dr Chanda-Gool works as a Race Equality Co-ordinator in Bristol.