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Publication Date: 2022
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White Evangelical Christian Ideology and the Construction of Whiteness: Lessons for Educators
Miller, Erin; Tanner, Sam; Willis, Evan; Hancock, Stephen
Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, v11 n2 p22-44 2022
In this manuscript, we revisit data from a 9-month ethnographic study that examined whiteness in early childhood. Specifically, the study explored the epistemological and ontological reality of three young white children and how they learned to conflate ethnocentric love with whitewashed justice through the lens of their religious upbringing. We theorize how such epistemological and ontological realities of religious ideologies potentially shape the pedagogies of educators who identify themselves as white Evangelical Christians (a demographic that represents over one-third of the total teaching force in the United States). Finally, we suggest how learning from black theologies could offer a way to expand notions of biblical love and justice to encompass those that are rooted in agency, social justice, and explicit attention to systematic oppression.
Descriptors: Christianity, Whites, Ethnography, Religious Factors, Early Childhood Education, Epistemology, Preschool Children, Ethnocentrism, Justice, Teaching Methods, Religious Education, Teacher Characteristics, Blacks, Biblical Literature, Social Justice, Personal Autonomy, Power Structure, Racism, African Americans, Beliefs, Self Concept, Child Development, Childrens Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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