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Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approachreviewed by Heidi McKenna & Jack McKenna - 1999 Title: Teaching/Learning Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach Author(s): Heidi McKenna and Jack McKenna Publisher: Teachers College Press, New York ISBN: 0807736376, Pages: 192, Year: 1997 Search for book at Amazon.com White supremacy is the dominant and pervasive
feature of racism in North America. Educators committed to social
justice who study its depth, resiliency and entanglement with the
fundamental forms of North American culture must be prepared to
work through feelings of despair when envisioning its vast scope
and impact. For anti-racists committed to social equity, there are
many paths to social activism: some work to record and popularize
marginalized histories; some explore theoretical frameworks solid
enough to create leverage for change; some work to change overtly
racist social conventions and legislation. And some courageous few
have determined not to wait for risk-free methodology, but to
attack racism at its most fundamental level: within the thought and
action of the individual citizen. The book Teaching/Learning
Anti-Racism: A Developmental Approach by Louise Derman-Sparks
and Carol Brunson Phillips is a "how to" manual for educators
interested in teaching classes "preparing adults to meaningfully
and effectively use an anti-bias approach in their work..." (p.
xvi). Perhaps its greater impact, however, will... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Heidi McKenna
University of Washington
- Jack McKenna
Lake Washington Schools, Kirkland, Washington
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