Confronting Racism in Teacher Education: Counternarratives of Critical Practice

Confronting Racism in Teacher Education aims to transform systematic and persistent racism through in-depth analyses of racial justice struggles and strategies in teacher education. By bringing together counternarratives of critical teacher educators, the editors of this volume present key insights from both individual and collective experiences of advancing racial justice. Written for teacher educators, higher education administrators, policy makers, and others concerned with issues of race, the book is comprised of four parts that each represent a distinct perspective on the struggle for racial justice: contributors reflect on their experiences working as educators of Color to transform the culture of predominately White institutions, navigating the challenges of whiteness within teacher education, building transformational bridges within classrooms, and training current and inservice teachers through concrete models of racial justice. By bringing together these often individualized experiences, Confronting Racism in Teacher Education reveals larger patterns that emerge of institutional racism in teacher education, and the strategies that can inspire resistance.

Author: Bree Picower
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/22/2017
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781138653856

About the Author

Bree Picower is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at Montclair State University.

Rita Kohli is an Assistant Professor in the Education, Society, and Culture Program in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside.