Courageous conversations about race : a field guide for achieving equity in schools / Glenn E. Singleton, Curtis Linton ; foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings.
| Author/creator | Singleton, Glenn E. |
| Other author | Linton, Curtis. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2006. |
| Description | xxii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Engaging the conversation about race -- Courageous conversation -- Race matters -- Four agreements of courageous conversations -- First condition of courageous conversations : establish a racial context that is personal, immediate, and local -- Second condition of courageous conversations : isolate race while acknowledging the broader scope of diversity and the variety of factors and conditions which contribute to a racialized problem -- Third condition of courageous conversations : normalize social construction of knowledge thus engaging multiple racial points of view in order to surface critical perspective -- Fourth condition of courageous conversations : monitor the conditions of the conversation by being explicit and intentional about the number of participants, prompts for discussion, and time allotted for listening, speaking, and reflecting : use the courageous conversations compass to determine how each participant is believing, thinking, being and feeling about a given racial topic -- Fifth condition of courageous conversations : establish agreement around a contemporary "working definition of race" that is clearly differentiated from that of ethnicity and nationality -- Sixth condition of courageous conversations : examine the presence and role of "whiteness," its impact on the conversation, and the problem being addressed -- Race and schooling -- Systemic equity work -- Anti-racist leadership. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005014862 |
| ISBN | 0761988769 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0761988777 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | LC213.2 .S58 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |