Karen B. McLean-Donaldson, Karen B. Mclean Donaldson

Through Students' Eyes

Combating Racism in United States Schools

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores racism in American schools and provides possible solutions to this widespread problem. Dr. Donaldson documents recent incidents of racism and explores the manifestations of racism and its toll on our society. The major part of Donaldson's work focuses on the role of the arts in antiracist/multicultural education. She brings together the views of leaders in multicultural education with her own insights to substantiate the importance of the arts in fighting racism. Dr. Donaldson focuses her research on high school students, discovering that even high achievers perceive racism as a deterrent to their learning. The students most often perceive racism as a problem caused by adults, and Donaldson shows that multicultural arts can empower students to stand against this racism. Finally, Donaldson explores the reeducation of teachers in an antiracist, interdisciplinary curriculum development and implementation pilot study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9780275954789
• ISBN-10: 0275954781
• Artikelnr.: 25563827

Autorenporträt

KAREN B. MCLEAN DONALDSON is an Associate Professor and Systems-wide Program Director of the Cross Cultural Studies Institute for the School of Education at Alliant International University. Dr. Donaldson has received numerous awards and notoriety for her work in antiracist-multicultural education. She is the author of Through Students' Eyes: Combating Racism in United States Schools (Praeger, 1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Sonia Nieto A Personal Note Introduction: Racism in U.S.
Schools--Crutch, Myth, or Reality? Shall We Sit By While Racism Hurts our
Children? Racism in the United States and Its Schools, and Efforts to
Reduce Racism The New Role of the Arts in Antiracist/Multicultural
Education Students Take a Social Action Approach Against Racism in Schools
Assessing the Impact of an Antiracist/Multicultural Arts Curriculum We Can
Make a Difference Now That We Have a Voice, Who Is Willing to Listen? The
Teacher Project--An Antiracist Pilot Study with Teachers Where Do We Go
from Here? Appendices References