ERIC Number: ED597240
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Apr-12
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The Beliefs and Practices of Race-Conscious Social Studies Teachers
Martell, Christopher C.; Stevens, Kaylene Mae
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, DC, Apr 8-12, 2016)
In this interpretative case study, the researchers examined the beliefs and practices of 10 self-identifying race-conscious social studies teachers. Using critical race theory as the lens, the results showed that most of the teachers made race explicit in their classrooms, included race in units not typically considered race-related, and focused on the relationship between race and inequity. Additionally, while all of the teachers made race a central theme in their classrooms, there was a division between teachers who emphasized working against individual prejudice (tolerance-oriented) and against racial inequity (equity-oriented). This study adds to the growing research on teaching race in social studies.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Social Studies, Case Studies, Race, Critical Theory, Units of Study, Racial Differences, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Ownership, Criticism, Ethnicity, Social Differences, Prosocial Behavior, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Characteristics, Metropolitan Areas
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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