Needed Changes in the Course in World History |
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Authors: | Clarice J Weeden |
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Institution: | Howard High School, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
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Abstract: | Using Lani Guinier's notion of “racial literacy” and the findings from a study that analyzed how recent K-12 social studies textbooks portray racial violence against African Americans, I argue in this article that students come to teacher education programs possessing a limited understanding of racism as a historically situated, institutionalized practice. I consider the implications this gap has on preservice teacher education and offer suggestions on how social education might assist K-12 students and later preservice teacher candidates develop critical racial literacy. |
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Keywords: | race racism social education sociocultural knowledge teaching teacher education |
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