Promoting racial literacy in schools : differences that make a difference / Howard C. Stevenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevenson, Howard C., 1958-

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

United States.

Discrimination in education--United States.

Discrimination in education.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 231 pages.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2014]

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2014]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color. Most schools fail to act on racial microaggressions because the stress of negotiating such conflicts is extremely high due to fears of incompetence, public exposure, and accusation. Instead of facing these conflicts head on, schools perpetuate a set of avoidance or coping strategies. The author of this much-needed book uncovers how racial stress undermines student achievement. Students, educators, and social service support staff will find workable strategies to improve their racial literacy skills to read, recast, and resolve racially stressful encounters when they happen. Book Features: A model that applies culturally relevant behavioral stress management strategies to problem-solve racial stress in schools. Examples demonstrating workable solutions relevant within predominantly White schools for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Measurable outcomes and strategies for developing racial literacy skills that can be integrated into the K-12 curriculum and teacher professional development. Teaching and leadership skills that will create a more tolerant and supportive school environment for all students. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: schooling racial illiteracy: the excavation of racial stress and resilience through storytelling

If elephants could talk: stress and incompetence in the politics of American race relations

Recasting the history of racial "firsts": dancing around stereotypes in American schools

Fearing racial discourse: the socialization of racial threat in schools

Recasting racial threat: a model for coping and assertiveness during conflicts

Walking while talking: what parents and educators can do to promote racial literacy

Racial literacy as civil disobedience: practicing racial assertiveness in schools.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Stevenson, Howard C., 1958- Promoting racial literacy in schools.

ISBN:

9780807772546

0807772542

Publisher Number:

99985040321

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.