Synopses & Reviews
This book has gone to great lengths to reveal, through research and practice, the possibilities of addressing and reducing racist practices in our schools. It features an Antiracist Education Teacher Study that assisted in providing baseline figures of teacher perceptions of racism, and demonstrated how teachers can successfully implement antiracist concepts in their classrooms. Findings further indicate that such teacher involvement makes a difference in student acceptance and attitude. As teachers display enthusiasm for teaching their subject areas multiculturally, and having an intolerance for racist behavior, many students have shown greater respect and appreciation for their teachers who are willing to expose life's realities. Educators in the Teacher Study became role models for their students. This role modeling empowered students in positive ways to address issues of racism from the student perspective.
Dr. Donaldson also focuses on shattering the denial of teachers who doubt the existence of racism in schools and who question how student learning is adversely affected by racism. She uncovers the difficulty teachers have with coming to grips with the realities of racism. In light of these difficulties, those who endured became empowered to become better teachers.
Review
Recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, professional/practitioners.Choice
Review
...readable and informative for persons interested in racism and its effect on life in school.MultiCultural Review
Synopsis
This book has gone to great lengths to reveal, through research and practice, the possibilities of addressing and reducing racist practices in our schools. It features an Antiracist Education Teacher Study that assisted in providing baseline figures of teacher perceptions of racism, and demonstrated how teachers can successfully implement antiracist concepts in their classrooms. Findings further indicate that such teacher involvement makes a difference in student acceptance and attitude. As teachers display enthusiasm for teaching their subject areas multiculturally, and having an intolerance for racist behavior, many students have shown greater respect and appreciation for their teachers who are willing to expose life's realities. Educators in the Teacher Study became role models for their students. This role modeling empowered students in positive ways to address issues of racism from the student perspective. Dr. Donaldson also focuses on shattering the denial of teachers who doubt the existence of racism in schools and who question how student learning is adversely affected by racism. She uncovers the difficulty teachers have with coming to grips with the realities of racism. In light of these difficulties, those who endured became empowered to become better teachers.
About the Author
KAREN B. MCLEAN DONALDSON is an Associate Professor and Systems-wide Program Director of the Cross Cultural Studies Institute for the School of Education at Alliant International University.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Christine Sleeter
Voice of an Antiracist Practitioner
Antiracist Education Definition
Introduction: Shattering the Denial: Protocols for the Classroom and Beyond
Voice of a Parent: Caught In the Midst of It
Shattering the Denial: A Geographical Antiracist Education Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development and Implementation Study with K-12 Teachers
A Description
Teacher Race Awareness Survey
Antiracist Curriculum Development Work With Teachers
Antiracist Education Implementation and a Few Courageous Teachers
Successful Re-education for Teachers Makes a Difference for Students
Voice of One Who has Lived It
Students Empowered by the Antiracist Teacher Study
A Recent Poll, Student Antiracist Programs, and The Social Action of Students
Protocols for the Classroom and Beyond
Curriculum 520X: Antiracist Education Curriculum Development and Research via Interactive Television
International Field Trips in Antiracist and Multicultural Education: South Africa Study Abroad Program
Kuumba Multicultural Experimental School (KMES) Research Project
Conclusion
Voice of An Author
Appendix A: Student's Perceptions of Teacher Race/Diversity Awareness
Appendix B: Teacher Race Awareness Survey I
Appendix C: Teacher Race Awareness Midpoint Survey
Appendix D: Antiracist Curriculum Development and Implementation Study: Handbook Participants
Appendix E: Figure 1: Models of Path Analysis Results From the Teacher Race Awareness Study
Index