Making the Case for Race in Middle School - Supporting Adolescents Teachers in Critical Racial Consciousness

Making the Case for Race in Middle School advances the argument that providing youth with the opportunity to think critically about the pervasive dynamics of race in society, and in their own lives, is an essential element of teacher pedagogy in a multiracial democracy.

List of contents

Foreword by Paul Gorski
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: (Re) Framing the Case of Race in Schools: Unmasking the Irony
Chapter 2: The Salience of Race and Identity in Middle School: "The World Isn't Black and White" for Students of Color
Chapter 3: The Salience of Race and Identity in Middle School: "There's Just Nothing Really There" for White Students
Chapter 4: Starting with our (White) Selves: Teachers, Teaching, and Race in Middle School
Chapter 5: Centering Race in Critical Multicultural Praxis: Pedagogical Possibilities and Classroom Strategies'
Chapter 6: Do What's in Your Power to Do: (Re) Claiming our Agency in Making the Case for Race in Middle School
Notes
About the Author

About the author

Tina M. Durand

Summary

Making the Case for Race in Middle School advances the argument that providing youth with the opportunity to think critically about the pervasive dynamics of race in society, and in their own lives, is an essential element of teacher pedagogy in a multiracial democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Tina M Durand, Tina M. Durand
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2024
• EAN: 9781475858587
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-5858-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, EDUCATION / Inclusive Education, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Philosophy & theory of education, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Philosophy and theory of education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion, Inclusive education / mainstreaming