Don't look away : embracing anti-bias classrooms / Iheoma U. Iruka, Stephanie M. Curenton, Tonia R. Durden, Kerry-Ann Escayg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iruka, Iheoma U., author.

Escayg, Kerry-Ann, author.

Durden, Tonia R., author.

Curenton, Stephanie M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in education--United States--Education equalization.

Discrimination in education.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 144 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

2020.

Lewisville, North Carolina : Gryphon House, 2020.

Summary:

"Deliver on the promise of equal education. Every day, 250 children are suspended from school. Many are children of color who are deprived of opportunities to experience high-quality early learning at the same rate as white children. Many families don't feel heard and respected in their children's schools. The question is, how can we dismantle inequities and provide nurturing, responsive care and education to all children? Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms leads early childhood professionals to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family engagement to ensure culturally responsive experiences. Importantly, this book will challenge you to consider your perceptions and thought processes: Identify your own unconscious biases-we all have them! Recognize and minimize bias in the classroom, school, and community Connect with children and their families Help close the opportunity gap for children from marginalized communities The early years are an especially sensitive period for building lifelong skills. While children are resilient, early childhood professionals must make the road a little smoother, especially for children who may face adversity due to their race, ethnicity, culture, language, or religion. Don't Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms offers strategies, tools, and information to help you create a culturally responsive and equitable learning environment. With honest examination, thoughtful discussions, attention, and practice, you can make a difference. The children in your care are on counting on you"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Early childhood education's roots in social justice

White privilege and institutional racism

What if educators changed the world?

The research support for culturally responsive anti-bias education

Lights, camera, teach! Key features of anti-bias education

In a language of their own: an observational tool to capture young children's racial attitudes

Anti-bias social justice education: outside the classroom

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed on October 26, 2021).

ISBN:

9780876598443

0876598440