Critical race theory perspectives on the social studies : the profession, policies, and curriculum

• Other Authors: Ladson-Billings, Gloria, 1947- (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2003.
• Series: Research in social education.
• Subjects: Social sciences > Study and teaching.; Race > Study and teaching.; Critical race theory.; Social Science > Race & Ethnic Relations.; Racism and racial discrimination, Anti-racism.; Ethnic groups and multicultural studies.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781918117202
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-6075-2-510-3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 292 pages)

Fourteen American and Canadian academics contribute 13 chapters placing race at the center of an understanding of social studies practices in education. They consider ways the curriculum, profession, policies, and the current embrace of technology conform to a racial script which makes race invisibl...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Sue Winton
• Chapter 1. In/exclusive engagement of school communities through school district decentralization / Sarah Diem, Laura G. Browning, and Carrie Sampson
• Chapter 2. Ypar as policy production: Youth building relationships with home, school, and community to mobilize change / Cristina Guerrero
• Chapter 3. To interpret or not to interpret? That is the question for refugee mentors in schools / Jill Koyama and Linsay DeMartino
• Chapter 4. Radically rethinking school choice with youths / Ee-Seul Yoon
• Chapter 5. Leaders of color navigating policy in diversifying schools / Ain A. Grooms and Dong Hoon Shin
• Chapter 6. Responsible for normal: The contradictory work of families / Kathryn Underwood, Kathryn Church, and Tricia van Rhijn
• Chapter 7. Parent fundraising in toronto schools: Coordinating policy layers / Sue Winton
• Chapter 8. How inclusive do we really want to be? A critical exploration of the toronto district school board's special and inclusive education policies and outcomes / Gillian Parekh
• Chapter 9. Applying critical race theory to district-level behavior policy: Empty promises / Erica E. Young
• Chapter 10. The (un)intended consequences of equity-minded educational policy on family and community engagement / Vidya Shah
• Chapter 11. Parent/caregiver involvement in schools: Rhetoric versus reality / Michelle D. Young and Bradley W. Carpenter
• Chapter 12. The implications of news media discourse about immigrants and immigration policy for school-family engagement / Ruth M. López.