Building Racial Competency in White Educators Through Transformative - Writing Through Whiteness

This book argues that the transformative act of writing can be used to strengthen the racial competency of White educators in profound ways, leading them to a more comprehensive consciousness regarding the way their racial identity impacts them.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Puzzle of Practice: The Necessity for White Educators to Reflect on Their Racial Lens 2. Theoretical Underpinnings: Whiteness, Antiracist Education, and The Transformative Power of Writing 3. The Study: Alex and Anna’s Racially Reflective Journey 4. Whiteness as a Barrier to Developing Racial Competency in One’s Personal Life 5. Whiteness as a Barrier to Creating Antiracist Educational Spaces 6. Combatting the Whiteness of Education through Teacher Development and through Classroom Instruction 7. Writing as a Way of Seeing and Being 8. Theoretical Implications and Implications for Teacher Development 9. A Lifetime of Critically Reflective Work: Swimming Upstream

About the author

Paul F. Walsh is a high school English instructor, professor of education at Lehigh University, and professor of education at Moravian University, USA.

Summary

This book argues that the transformative act of writing can be used to strengthen the racial competency of White educators in profound ways, leading them to a more comprehensive consciousness regarding the way their racial identity impacts them.

Product details

• Authors: Paul F. Walsh, Paul (Lehigh University F. Walsh
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032623979
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262397-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Series: Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity in Education
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Sociology, teacher training, Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Multicultural education, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy