African-Caribbean Academic Success and Social Mobility

04 May 2017

This study investigates academic success and social mobility among people of British and Dutch Black Caribbean heritage living in the metropole who have overcome structural / socio-economic challenges to achieve educational and career success. I am interested in the lived experiences of Black Caribbean heritage citizens in the ‘mother country’ and the impact of such experiences on their educational and career achievements, their sense of identity, belonging and citizenship.

Keywords

• University College London
• Social Science
• Comparative Education
• Academic Achievement
• Social Mobility
• Depth Interviews
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• African-Caribbean
• Dutch Antillean
• Dutch Surinamese
• Research Participants
• Comparative Research
• Human Agency
• Societal Structures

Ethical approval

This study has been approved by the Ethics Committee at UCL Institute of Education.

About the researcher

I am a British African-Caribbean heritage doctoral student at UCL Institute of Education, University College London.

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