I am the programme leader with responsibility for the B.A. degree in Education and Community Development. I completed a doctorate in Educational Anthropology at the University of Hull (1993). I am currently researching on: Carnival Arts Education; The Anthropology of Carnival, Steelbands in schools, and Migrants and refugees in east London.

B.A. Education and Community Development

• B.A. Education and Community Development

• ED1002 Sociology of Education
• ED2010 Community Development, Politics, Policy and Practice
• ED2023 Work in the Community
• ED3002 Contemporary Issues in Education and Training
• ED 3024 Community Activism
• ED3025 Regeneration and Community Development

1. McCalman L. (2004) ‘Black Supplementary Schools in the United Kingdon; and theories of black underachievement’ International Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 8, No. 2, pp.1-12
2. McCalman L. (2003) ‘Steelbands in Schools: The Instructor Dependency Model vs. The Teacher Transferency Model’ New Era in Education, Vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 42-50

1. McCalman L., LaRose M., 2001: The Gerald Forsyth Story: The Lifetime Journey of a Pan Legend’ The Steelband Movement, London, Caribbean Arts and Musical Expression Publishing
2. McCalman L., Adeyemi M., ‘2001 Homework: Pupils’ views from Botswana and England’, International Journal in Curriculum and Teaching, Vol: 16, No. 1, pp. 75-86