(1993). Getting into the Game. Hispanic, p32-38 Jan-Feb. Discusses how Hispanic athletes fare in professional sports. Lee Trevino, Pablo Morales, Mary Joe Fernandez, and Luis R. Mayoral discuss the importance of education, socioeconomic barriers to success, racism in sports, the adjustment of Hispanic athletes to U.S. culture, and planning for a career after sports. (LP)…
(1997). Living the Discourses. Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, n17 p40-70. Argues that social class, race, gender, and sexuality are often unexplored in art education. Discusses the invisibility of elderly women's art due to aesthetic preferences for originality; racism as an invisible, institutionalized system; and the invisibility of discourse concerning homosexual world views embedded in gay and lesbian art. (DSK)…
(1998). White Religious Educators and Unlearning Racism: Can We Find a Way?. Religious Education, v93 n1 p114-29 Win. Argues from a feminist epistemology that religious educators seeking to nurture transformative educational experiences for white people must work on \unlearning\the racism inherent in contemporary foundational knowledges. Proposes determining how graduate programs in religious education may contribute to such knowledges and what can be done about it. (DSK)…
(1990). A Case of Double Jeopardy? Black Women in Higher Education. Initiatives, v53 n1 p3-8 Spr. Reviews trends of black female participation as faculty members of colleges and universities. Examines enrollment and graduation trends for black women in graduate schools. Uses racism and sexism as framework to analyze data and highlight factors impinging on black women's ability to maintain their presence in higher education. Considers specific strategies for increasing black female participation in higher education. (NB)…
(1996). Anti-racism Education within an Early Childhood Education Diploma Programme. International Journal of Early Years Education, v4 n1 p65-80 Spr. Provides a case study of the approach adopted by the Centre for Early Child Care and Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, to develop an awareness of racism and a commitment to antiracism in their early childhood teacher education program. Outlines the historical background to biculturalism in Aotearoa, New Zealand; various policy statements; and pedagogical considerations in implementation. (TJQ)…
(1989). Race and Gender in Education–Practical and Political Implications. Gender and Education, v1 n3 p237-45. Explores equal opportunities policies in the United Kingdom with specific reference to issues of gender and race in education, and examines the practical and political implications of these policies for educational institutions. Considers the interplay of sexism and racism affecting Black women in Britain, especially in their employment as teachers. (AF)…
(1981). Why Multicultural Education?. Education 3-13, v9 n1 p4-7 Spr. In this introductory article to a theme issue on multicultural education, the author argues for an across-the-curriculum multicultural policy based on fundamental liberal and humanistic values rather than on currently fashionable prescriptions which overemphasize race and racism or which fossilize the cultures of immigrant groups. (Editor/SJL)…
(1990). Students Take Action to Combat Racism. Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n8 p601-06 Apr. To tackle racial problems in high schools, an Ann Arbor liaison group designed and administered a student questionnaire. Four major themes emerged: segregation (both social and academic), institutionalized discrimination (specifically, tracking), reverse discrimination, and stereotyping. Student response led to a multicultural education program and recommendations for ending racism. (MLH)…
(1991). The English-Only Movement: Myths, Reality, and Implications for Psychology. American Psychologist, v46 n2 p120-30 Feb. Suggests that racism may be the motivation for the English-only laws passed in 18 states. Cites studies showing the benefits of bilingual education over English immersion. Concludes that the English-only movement would impede the delivery of psychological, educational, psychometric, and health services for many American residents. (DM)…
(1992). Young White Adults: Did Racial Attitudes Change in the 1980s?. American Journal of Sociology, v98 n2 p340-67 Sep. Reports results of a study examining racism among young white adults using 12 racial policy questions. Evaluates cohort effects and events of the period in shaping racial attitudes. Discusses the effects of education and school desegregation on racial attitudes. Concludes that racial tolerance and liberalism are not decreasing. (DK)…
(1991). Retrieving the Language of Compassion: The Education Professor in Search of Community. Teachers College Record, v92 n4 p541-55 Sum. Discusses the importance of school-community relationships and the role of schools and education professors in working to better society and end racism, sexism, and poverty. The article stresses the need to change the practice of ignoring social problems by searching for a language of compassion and communication. (SM)…
(2002). Can Race Equality Be Inspected? Challenges for Policy and Practice Raised by the OFSTED School Inspection Framework. British Educational Research Journal, v28 n3 p327-38 Jun. States the Labour Government has given the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED), the school inspection agency for England, a lead role in monitoring how schools are preventing and addressing racism. Considers the extent to which the school inspection framework provides an effective model for the promotion of race equality. (BT)…
(1989). Press for Campus Diversity Leading to More Closed Minds, Say Critics. Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n10 pA13,22 Nov 8. Scholars contend that the college curriculum is increasingly politicized and trivialized in the name of diversity. Students are taught that Western culture is tainted by racism, sexism, and oppression, and the belief that liberal education can transcend differences and provide help in leading a moral life is being lost. (MSE)…
(2001). Teaching White Students Black History: The African-American Experience in the Classroom. Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development, v16 n2 p31-32 Fall. Many white students are barely exposed to African-American history throughout their schooling. When students do examine the other side of American history, the one not generally found in their textbooks, they often wonder why they have not learned this before. An understanding of African-American history is central to any effort to eliminate racism. This is particularly true in New England where most schools are predominantly white, and myths and stereotypes are not countered by exposure to a diverse community. By learning about the pragmatic economic reasons for slavery in Colonial America and the years of Jim Crow laws, white and black students begin to understand the American caste system–based on the established inferiority of the African-American race–and the complex racial problems facing America today. Students need to learn how the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement have mitigated, but have not eliminated, prejudice and racial discrimination in American culture…. [PDF]
(1997). Possibilities for Children: A Conversation with Mike Rose. Educational Leadership, v54 n7 p6-11 Apr. Mike Rose wrote "Possible Lives: the Promise of Public Education in America" (1995) to enrich the conversation about public education's alleged shortcomings. The nation's "best" classrooms vary considerably, but all are respectful, physically and emotionally safe, and intellectually and socially vibrant places. Parents and teachers must speak out against market panaceas, racism, and media-inspired violence. (MLH)…