Watley, G. (2013) The shaping of identities through childhood and adolescent schooling and non-compulsory education: a Northamptonshire Caribbean example. Invited Presentation presented to: Interdisciplinary Research in Histories of Education and Childhood (DOMUS) Research Seminar, University of Birmingham, 11 March 2013. (Unpublished)
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Presentation) |
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| Abstract: | Identity can be shaped by education in formal and informal contexts. This paper will use the example of Northamptonshire Caribbeans c.1960-1989 to illustrate how multiple identities as Black, Caribbean and British people were constructed through their schooling and non-compulsory educational experiences, even by antithesis to unpleasant schooling incidents that often devalued the intellectual capabilities of Caribbean children. Author-conducted and Northamptonshire Black History Association (NBHA) collected interviews alongside complementary primary and secondary sources provide the basis for developing the understanding of the multitude of educationally-related influences on the identities of this localised group of Caribbeans. The paper will also address how schooling experiences of childhood influenced adult desires to obtain specific educational experiences after retrospectively learning about the lack of Black and Black British history taught in schools. The collected oral histories are at the heart of gaining insight into how identities were constructed through educational experiences. Interview audio excerpts will add an additional perspective to illustrate the numerous dimensions of how childhood schooling and non-compulsory educational experiences helped to create and develop the multitude of identities influencing Northamptonshire Caribbeans, including their adulthood desires for specific forms of education based on perceptions of their childhood learning experiences |
| Additional Information: | Part of the Domus Research Seminar Series 2012-2013 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Education, black British, Caribbean, identity, Northamptonshire Black History Association (NBHA) |
| Subjects: |
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D16 Study and teaching D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA670 Local history and description > DA670.N7 Northamptonshire D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA90 Antiquities. Social life and customs. Ethnography > DA125 Racial groups. Race relations L Education > LC Special aspects of Education > LC2699 Blacks. African Americans. African Caribbeans |
| Creators: | Watley, George |
| Funders or Sponsors: | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Northamptonshire and East Midlands: |
Education, Training and Skills Social Issues |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History |
| Date: | 11 March 2013 |
| Date Type: | Presentation |
| Event Title: | Interdisciplinary Research in Histories of Education and Childhood (DOMUS) Research Seminar |
| Event Dates: | 11 March 2013 |
| Event Location: | University of Birmingham |
| Event Type: | Other |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5496 |
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