Multiracial Education ‐‐>2. Teacher Opinion on Aspects of School Life. Part 2: Pupils and Teachers.

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Many aspects of multiracial education were investigated in a national survey of teacher's opinions. This second part of a two‐part article reports on those items which concerned teachers’ appraisals of various aspects of ethnic minority and indigenous pupils, and the overall effects of the multiracial composition of the school on the teacher. Other general issues are covered, including teachers’ opinions on whether or not the percentage of minority group pupils in a school should be restricted. A total of 510 teachers (171) primary and 339 secondary) from 25 schools responded to the questionnaire. In these schools, situated in several different parts of the country, including the London area, the East and West Midlands, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and the Home Counties, the overall proportions of pupils of minority ethnic groups ranged from 18 to 84 per cent. Pupils of Asian, Cypriot, Italian, and Afro‐‐Caribbean ‐origin were represented in varying proportions.