This timely and authoritative book builds upon, and contributes to, ongoing debates about levels of achievement among minority ethnic pupils, working class pupils and more generally, the issue of boys' underachievement.

Preface. 1. 'Race' And Achievement: The Policy Context 2. Theoretical Perspectives on 'Race', Gender, Class and Achievement 3. Teachers' Views on Pupils' Identities and Achievement 4. Minority Ethnic Parents' Views of the British Education System 5. Young People's Educational Identities 6. Linking Identities, Aspirations and Achievement 7. Understanding and Addressing Educational Inequalities: Racisms, Sexisms and Classisms 8. Implications. References