Peter Aspinall, P.J.Aspinall@kent.ac.uk
Miri Song, A.M.Song@kent.ac.uk
Ferhana Hashem, F.Hashem@kent.ac.uk
The research will explore the ethnic options of young (18-25) mixed race people attending colleges of further education and universities in England.The project investigates the range of identity choices potentially available to mixed-race young people in Britain.
Together with Ferhana Hashem, also from CHSS, they are undertaking the largest and most detailed study of its kind in the UK and which will supply the research community, census agencies and the providers of educational, health and other public services with a comprehensive insight into the personal, group and political dimensions of mixed-race identities.
There are two components to the study: (i) A questionnaire survey of around 300 students who identify as mixed race (or are of mixed race heritage); (ii) in-depth interviews with a sample of 60-80.
Start date: 01/03/2006 End date: 29/02/2008
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council
Funding: £156,000