David Gillborn

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David Gillborn
Born (1962-04-11) 11 April 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Nottingham (B.A., 1983; Ph.D., 1987)
Known forWork on critical race theory in education
AwardsLaureate of Kappa Delta Pi since 2015
Scientific career
Fields Sociology
Institutions University of Birmingham
Thesis The negotiation of educational opportunity: the final years of compulsory schooling in a multi-ethnic inner-city comprehensive  (1987)
Doctoral advisors Julia Evetts, Danny Lawrence

David Gillborn (born 11 April 1962) is a British educational researcher known for his work in critical race theory as it relates to education. He is Professor of Critical Race Studies at the University of Birmingham, where he is also director of research in the School of Education and the director of the Centre for Research in Race and Education. [1] He serves as the editor-in-chief of Race Ethnicity and Education . [2]

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Education

Gillborn received his B.A. with honors in sociology of education from the University of Nottingham in 1983, and subsequently received his Ph.D. in sociology of education from there in 1987. [3]

Awards and honors

Gillborn received the Derrick Bell Legacy Award from the Critical Race Studies in Education Association in 2012. In 2015, he was named a laureate of Kappa Delta Pi. [2]

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References

  1. Harrison, Angela (2013-02-21). "Doreen Lawrence launches race unit". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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