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 InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxxii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-273) and index.
LCCN 2005014862
ISBN0761988769 (cloth)
ISBN0761988777 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC213.2 .S58 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold