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Kalwant Bhopal

January 30, 2023

Kalwant Bhopal MBE, FAcSS is Professor of Education and Social Justice and Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education at the University of Birmingham. Her work explores the achievements and experiences of minority ethnic groups in education with a focus on how processes of racism, exclusion and marginalisation operate in predominantly White spaces.

Kalwant Bhopal
Kalwant Bhopal speaks at RLUK in 2017
Scientific career
InstitutionsUCL Institute of Education
University of Southampton
Harvard Graduate School of Education
University of Birmingham
ThesisThe position of South Asian women in households in the UK (1996)
Doctoral advisorSylvia Walby

Early life and education

Bhopal studied sociology in her undergraduate degree, before completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in further education.[1] She then completed an MSc in Sociology at the London School of Economics before completing her doctoral degree at the University of Bristol. She worked as a research associate at the UCL Institute of Education.[2] Here she conducted research on the educational experiences of UK Gypsy and Travellers[3] During her early career she claims to have experienced both subtle and overt racism.[4]

Research and career

Bhopal worked at the School of Education, University of Southampton, from 2006 where she served as Professor of Education and Social Justice. In 2015 she was appointed Equality and Diversity Champion for the University of Southampton Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences.[5] Here she researched the considerable effort that black and ethnic minority staff have to make to reach higher levels of academia[6][7] and the educational experiences of other underrepresented groups including Gypsies and Travellers.[8] She studied how the everyday aspects of teaching and learning serve to marginalise certain groups of students.[9] A result of this work was the creation of recommendations for how race, diversity and inclusion should be taught in postgraduate education courses.[10]

She joined the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2017, where she spent two years as a visiting professor.[11] That year she moved from the University of Southampton to the University of Birmingham.[11] At Birmingham she was appointed Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education.[1] In January 2020 she was appointed Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education.[12] Bhopal was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to race equality in education.[13]

Bhopal has investigated race inequality and racism in UK academia.[14] She claims that racism is present in academia in various ways; including the marginalisation of black and minority ethnic staff, their exclusion from decision-making, frequent micro-aggressions, implicit bias and open prejudice.[14] She argues that dealing with racism is currently not a priority for UK universities.[15] In a 2016 report from the University and College Union, almost three-quarters of black and minority ethnic staff reported that they had experienced racial harassment and bullying from managers.[14] The same research has claimed that UK academia has racist recruitment and promotion practises and a considerable ethnic pay gap.[16][17] Bhopal argues that radical change is needed to support black and minority ethnic students.[18][19] She has argued that universities work towards equality in general terms, without confronting uncomfortable practises, and ultimately perpetuating white privilege.[20] Bhopal has called for more financial investment in the Equality Challenge Unit Race Equality Charter,[21] so that universities recognise that it is as important as Athena SWAN.[14] She has claimed that diversity initiatives in the United Kingdom mainly benefit white middle-class women, and that whilst most universities view gender as a universal issue race is largely ignored.[22]

Selected publications

Her publications include:

  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2018). White Privilege: the myth of a post-racial society. Policy Press. ISBN 9781447335979.[23]
  • Bhopal, Kalwant and Martin Myers (2018) Home Schooling and Home Education: race, class and inequality. Routledge.[24]
  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2016). The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics: A comparative study of the unequal academy. Routledge. ISBN 9781317816591.[25]
  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2010). Asian Women in Higher Education: Shared Communities. Trentham Books. ISBN 9781858564692.[26]
  • Bhopal, Kalwant (2000). Connecting Children: Care and Family Life in Later Childhood. Routledge. ISBN 9780203996355.[27]

Bhopal is editor-in-chief of Women's Studies International Forum, executive editor of the British Journal of Sociology of Education, and serves on various editorial boards including the journal Race Ethnicity and Education.[28][29][30] She has also written for The Conversation and Times Higher Education.[31][32]

References

  1. ^ a b "Professor Kalwant Bhopal - School of Education - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Biography: Kalwant Bhopal". www.socresonline.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ Bhopal, K., Gundara, J., Jones, C., & Owen, C. (2000). Working towards inclusive education: Aspects of good practice for gypsy traveller children. Norwich: HMSO.
  4. ^ . www.rifuture.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Professor of Education and Social Justice Kalwant Bhopal | Southampton Education School | University of Southampton". www.southampton.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Black and ethnic minorities still have mountains to climb in higher education". Times Higher Education (THE). 5 November 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Bera :: Speakers". beraconference.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. ^ Bhopal, K., & Myers, M. (2009). Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils in schools in the UK: Inclusion and ‘good practice’. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 13(3), 299-314.
  9. ^ Teague, Laura (16 September 2017). "5 ways teachers can challenge inequality in the classroom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  10. ^ Bhopal, Kalwant; Harris, Richard; Rhamie, Jasmine (2009). "The teaching of 'race', diversity and inclusion on PGCE courses: a case study analysis of University of Southampton". eprints.soton.ac.uk. Kalwant Bhopal, Richard Harris, Jasmine Rhamie. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Professor Kalwant Bhopal - School of Education - University of Birmingham". www.birmingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Who we are". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N16.
  14. ^ a b c d March 12th; 2019|British; Politics, Irish; Policy; Fairness; Equality; Featured; Comment, Holly Henderson|1 (12 March 2019). "Gender over Race? Equity and inclusion in higher education". British Politics and Policy at LSE. Retrieved 28 October 2019. {{cite web}}: |last4= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ Bhopal, Kalwant. "Investigating higher education institutions and their views on the Race Equality Charter" (PDF). Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  16. ^ "The experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic staff in further and higher education" (PDF). UCU. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  17. ^ "Experience of black and minority ethnic staff in HE in England". Equality Challenge Unit. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Manifesto idea #2: Professor Kalwant Bhopal". HEPI. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  19. ^ Williams, Martin (31 October 2016). "Does your university produce racism?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  20. ^ "C2C: Keynote Speaker Professor Kalwant Bhopal – GEA – Gender and Education Association". Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  21. ^ Løvereide, Elise. "Kalwant Bhopal: It pays to be white on campus". Kifinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  22. ^ "Policy Press | White Privilege - The Myth of a Post-Racial Society, By Kalwant Bhopal". Policy Press. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  23. ^ Bhopal, K. (2018). White privilege: The myth of a post-racial society. Policy Press.
  24. ^ Bhopal, K., & Myers, M. (2018). Home schooling and home education: Race, class and inequality. Routledge. ISBN 978-1138651340
  25. ^ Bhopal, Kalwant (26 June 2015). The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315818344. ISBN 9781315818344.
  26. ^ Bhopal, K. (2010). Asian Women in Higher Education: Shared Communities. Trentham Books Ltd. Westview House 734 London Road, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NP, UK.
  27. ^ Bhopal, K., Brannen, J., & Heptinstall, E. (2000). Connecting children: Care and family life in later childhood. Routledge.
  28. ^ Interview with Kalwant Bhopal, Editor of Women's Studies International Forum, retrieved 28 October 2019
  29. ^ "Race Ethnicity and Education". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  30. ^ "British Journal of Sociology of Education". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  31. ^ "Kalwant Bhopal". The Conversation. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  32. ^ "Kalwant Bhopal". Times Higher Education (THE). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

January 30, 2023
kalwant, bhopal, facss, professor, education, social, justice, director, centre, research, race, education, university, birmingham, work, explores, achievements, experiences, minority, ethnic, groups, education, with, focus, processes, racism, exclusion, margi. Kalwant Bhopal MBE FAcSS is Professor of Education and Social Justice and Director of the Centre for Research in Race amp Education at the University of Birmingham Her work explores the achievements and experiences of minority ethnic groups in education with a focus on how processes of racism exclusion and marginalisation operate in predominantly White spaces Kalwant BhopalKalwant Bhopal speaks at RLUK in 2017Scientific careerInstitutionsUCL Institute of Education University of Southampton Harvard Graduate School of Education University of BirminghamThesisThe position of South Asian women in households in the UK 1996 Doctoral advisorSylvia Walby Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Research and career 3 Selected publications 4 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBhopal studied sociology in her undergraduate degree before completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in further education 1 She then completed an MSc in Sociology at the London School of Economics before completing her doctoral degree at the University of Bristol She worked as a research associate at the UCL Institute of Education 2 Here she conducted research on the educational experiences of UK Gypsy and Travellers 3 During her early career she claims to have experienced both subtle and overt racism 4 Research and career EditBhopal worked at the School of Education University of Southampton from 2006 where she served as Professor of Education and Social Justice In 2015 she was appointed Equality and Diversity Champion for the University of Southampton Faculty of Social Human and Mathematical Sciences 5 Here she researched the considerable effort that black and ethnic minority staff have to make to reach higher levels of academia 6 7 and the educational experiences of other underrepresented groups including Gypsies and Travellers 8 She studied how the everyday aspects of teaching and learning serve to marginalise certain groups of students 9 A result of this work was the creation of recommendations for how race diversity and inclusion should be taught in postgraduate education courses 10 She joined the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2017 where she spent two years as a visiting professor 11 That year she moved from the University of Southampton to the University of Birmingham 11 At Birmingham she was appointed Professorial Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Race amp Education 1 In January 2020 she was appointed Director of the Centre for Research in Race amp Education 12 Bhopal was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to race equality in education 13 Bhopal has investigated race inequality and racism in UK academia 14 She claims that racism is present in academia in various ways including the marginalisation of black and minority ethnic staff their exclusion from decision making frequent micro aggressions implicit bias and open prejudice 14 She argues that dealing with racism is currently not a priority for UK universities 15 In a 2016 report from the University and College Union almost three quarters of black and minority ethnic staff reported that they had experienced racial harassment and bullying from managers 14 The same research has claimed that UK academia has racist recruitment and promotion practises and a considerable ethnic pay gap 16 17 Bhopal argues that radical change is needed to support black and minority ethnic students 18 19 She has argued that universities work towards equality in general terms without confronting uncomfortable practises and ultimately perpetuating white privilege 20 Bhopal has called for more financial investment in the Equality Challenge Unit Race Equality Charter 21 so that universities recognise that it is as important as Athena SWAN 14 She has claimed that diversity initiatives in the United Kingdom mainly benefit white middle class women and that whilst most universities view gender as a universal issue race is largely ignored 22 Selected publications EditHer publications include Bhopal Kalwant 2018 White Privilege the myth of a post racial society Policy Press ISBN 9781447335979 23 Bhopal Kalwant and Martin Myers 2018 Home Schooling and Home Education race class and inequality Routledge 24 Bhopal Kalwant 2016 The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics A comparative study of the unequal academy Routledge ISBN 9781317816591 25 Bhopal Kalwant 2010 Asian Women in Higher Education Shared Communities Trentham Books ISBN 9781858564692 26 Bhopal Kalwant 2000 Connecting Children Care and Family Life in Later Childhood Routledge ISBN 9780203996355 27 Bhopal is editor in chief of Women s Studies International Forum executive editor of the British Journal of Sociology of Education and serves on various editorial boards including the journal Race Ethnicity and Education 28 29 30 She has also written for The Conversation and Times Higher Education 31 32 References Edit a b Professor Kalwant Bhopal School of Education University of Birmingham www birmingham ac uk Retrieved 28 October 2019 Biography Kalwant Bhopal www socresonline org uk Retrieved 28 October 2019 Bhopal K Gundara J Jones C amp Owen C 2000 Working towards inclusive education Aspects of good practice for gypsy traveller children Norwich HMSO Professor Kalwant Bhopal on race education in US UK www rifuture org Archived from the original on 24 October 2017 Professor of Education and Social Justice Kalwant Bhopal Southampton Education School University of Southampton www southampton ac uk Retrieved 28 October 2019 Black and ethnic minorities still have mountains to climb in higher education Times Higher Education THE 5 November 2015 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Bera Speakers beraconference co uk Retrieved 28 October 2019 Bhopal K amp Myers M 2009 Gypsy Roma and Traveller pupils in schools in the UK Inclusion and good practice International Journal of Inclusive Education 13 3 299 314 Teague Laura 16 September 2017 5 ways teachers can challenge inequality in the classroom The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Bhopal Kalwant Harris Richard Rhamie Jasmine 2009 The teaching of race diversity and inclusion on PGCE courses a case study analysis of University of Southampton eprints soton ac uk Kalwant Bhopal Richard Harris Jasmine Rhamie Retrieved 28 October 2019 a b Professor Kalwant Bhopal School of Education University of Birmingham www birmingham ac uk Retrieved 28 October 2019 Who we are University of Birmingham Retrieved 10 October 2021 No 62866 The London Gazette Supplement 28 December 2019 p N16 a b c d March 12th 2019 British Politics Irish Policy Fairness Equality Featured Comment Holly Henderson 1 12 March 2019 Gender over Race Equity and inclusion in higher education British Politics and Policy at LSE Retrieved 28 October 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a last4 has generic name help Bhopal Kalwant Investigating higher education institutions and their views on the Race Equality Charter PDF Retrieved 28 October 2019 The experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic staff in further and higher education PDF UCU Retrieved 29 October 2019 Experience of black and minority ethnic staff in HE in England Equality Challenge Unit Retrieved 28 October 2019 Manifesto idea 2 Professor Kalwant Bhopal HEPI 11 May 2018 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Williams Martin 31 October 2016 Does your university produce racism The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 28 October 2019 C2C Keynote Speaker Professor Kalwant Bhopal GEA Gender and Education Association Retrieved 28 October 2019 Lovereide Elise Kalwant Bhopal It pays to be white on campus Kifinfo Retrieved 28 October 2019 Policy Press White Privilege The Myth of a Post Racial Society By Kalwant Bhopal Policy Press Retrieved 28 October 2019 Bhopal K 2018 White privilege The myth of a post racial society Policy Press Bhopal K amp Myers M 2018 Home schooling and home education Race class and inequality Routledge ISBN 978 1138651340 Bhopal Kalwant 26 June 2015 The Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Academics Routledge doi 10 4324 9781315818344 ISBN 9781315818344 Bhopal K 2010 Asian Women in Higher Education Shared Communities Trentham Books Ltd Westview House 734 London Road Oakhill Stoke on Trent Staffordshire ST4 5NP UK Bhopal K Brannen J amp Heptinstall E 2000 Connecting children Care and family life in later childhood Routledge Interview with Kalwant Bhopal Editor of Women s Studies International Forum retrieved 28 October 2019 Race Ethnicity and Education Taylor amp Francis Retrieved 28 October 2019 British Journal of Sociology of Education Taylor amp Francis Retrieved 28 October 2019 Kalwant Bhopal The Conversation Retrieved 28 October 2019 Kalwant Bhopal Times Higher Education THE 4 February 2016 Retrieved 28 October 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalwant Bhopal amp oldid 1122907774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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