White voices in multicultural psychology, education, and leadership : inside the walls of America's higher education / Festus E. Obiakor, Jeffrey P. Bakken and Bob Algozzine, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Obiakor, Festus E., editor.

Bakken, Jeffrey P., editor.

Algozzine, Robert, editor.

Series:

Silenced voices in education series.

Silenced Voices in Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Psychological aspects.

Multiculturalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a collection of personal narratives from scholars, educators, and leaders in higher education focusing on how they developed and used multicultural perspectives. Each story is unique and personal and the collection illustrates the many ways these individuals were influenced by and influenced broad and inclusive views of culture. People tend to make judgments based on their experiences in life. In the chapters, the authors discuss their experiences and how they developed a passion for multiculturalism. They discuss how they challenged themselves and traditional assumptions of our societ

Contents:

""WHITE VOICES IN MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP: INSIDE THE WALLS OF AMERICA'S HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""WHITE VOICES IN MULTICULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP: INSIDE THE WALLS OF AMERICA'S HIGHER EDUCATION""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Advancing Multicultural Discourse: My White Voice""; ""Valdosta, GA, US""; ""Understanding White Privilege""; ""How White Privilege Impacts the Learning Environment""

""My Exploration of White Privilege in Classroom Settings""""Maximizing Experiential Learning""; ""Lessons Learned and Passed On""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Necessary Struggles: Learning to Love the Fringe""; ""Challenging Whiteness and Standardized Identities""; ""Becoming a Teacher""; ""Focusing on Scholarship""; ""Ethnographer-Educator and Teacher-Scholar""; ""Critical Ethnography:""; ""Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice""; ""Moving Forward: Embracing My Own Reality""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 3: Reflections on “Moral� Multiculturalism and Postmodern Thought""""Multiculturalism as a Moral Endeavor""; ""The Value of White Voices""; ""Early Passion for Multicultural Ideals""; ""Being the Outsider within and Surviving the Crisis of Belonging""; ""Playing the Roles of Mentor and Mentee""; ""What I Bring to Multiculturalism""; ""My Role as a Cultural Broker""; ""My Roles as Recruiter and Mentor""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Always Becoming: Cycles of My Multicultural Development""; ""My Multicultural Development""; ""The Peace Corps Experience""

""Coming Home""""Learning, Teaching, and Leading at the College Level""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: How I Came to Be: The Long Journey Home""; ""Spiritual Identity and Multiculturalism""; ""Multiculturalism, Interculturality,""; ""and the Global Community""; ""Multicultural Learning Contexts""; ""Transition Back to the U.S. Mainland""; ""Multicultural Development in the U.S. and Abroad""; ""The University of Arizona and Funded Programs""; ""My Life: A Work in Progress""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 6: From Unconscious to Conscious Whiteness: Supporting Teacher Candidates in Developing Healthy White Identities""""Realizing My Whiteness""; ""Multicultural Education As a Framework for Healthy White Identity Development""; ""Helms� White Racial Identity Theory""; ""Warren and Hytten�s Metaphor of “Faces of Whiteness�""; ""Making Positive Connections to Enhance Multicultural Teacher Education""; ""My Dream about the Future""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""

""Chapter 7: Diversity Training and Identity Politics in the University: Reflections of a Marxist Scholar and Activist""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 6, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-477-X

OCLC:

887743177