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ERIC Number: EJ1279759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-5841
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Critical Black Women Educators: Resisting the Racial and Ideological Marginality of K-12 Teaching through Critical Professional Development
Lisle-Johnson, Tanisha; Kohli, Rita
Theory Into Practice, v59 n4 p348-357 2020
Black women educators are severely underrepresented and make up just 5% of US public school teachers. For critical Black women educators working in the hostile racial climates of schools, the ideological marginalization compounds the intersectional racial and gendered alienation they feel. In this article, we theorize the racialization critical Black women educators experience even working in schools that serve communities of Color as they work to disrupt the status quo, challenge racism, and serve students of Color. Through key cases of Black women educators, we describe how critical professional development spaces address these forms of isolation and support their personal and professional wellbeing. We specifically answer what they gain from having access to networks of like-minded peers as they navigate working within institutions fraught with racism. This paper ends with recommendations for developing, retaining, and supporting a teaching force inclusive of critical Black women.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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