Race and Colorism in Education (Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138816264 ISBN 13: 9781138816268

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

As one of the first scholarly books to focus on colorism in education, this volume considers how connections between race and color may influence school-based experiences. Chapter authors question how variations in skin tone, as well as related features such as hair texture and eye color, complicate perspectives on race and they demonstrate how colorism is a form of discrimination that affects educational stakeholders, especially students, families, and professionals, across P-16 institutions. This volume provides an outline of colorism’s contemporary relevance within the United States and shares considerations for international dimensions that are linked to immigration, refugee populations, and Canada. By situating colorism in an educational context, this book offers suggestions for how educators may engage and confront this form of discrimination.

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About the Author

Carla R. Monroe is a former research scientist at the University of Georgia, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138816264
• ISBN 13: 9781138816268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 214
• Editor: Monroe Carla