This article locates the Chicano racialized male body within the education discourse surrounding research and practice. In order to more appropriately understand the experiences of Chicano youth, the author draws from critical race theory (CRT) and Latina/o critical race theory (LatCrit) in education as well as Chicana feminist epistemologies to…

One of the most powerful elements of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Education is that it provides critical researchers with a lens not offered by many other theoretical frameworks--that is, the ability to examine how multiple forms of oppression can intersect within the lives of People of Color and how those intersections manifest in researchers'…

Heteronormativity creates heterosexuality as the quintessential ideal of sexuality, as the most natural state of being. This normalization, in turn, marginalizes homosexuality so that it becomes viewed as unnatural and immoral. Berlant and Warner (1998) go on to argue that one way heteronormative forms of intimacy get reinscribed is through love…

There is a general knowledge about the United States governments' deliberate attempts to destroy American Indian cultures. History books tell of American Indian students being locked in week long routines to keep them out of mischief, underfed to break down resistance and being given deadening rounds of simple, repetitious chores bereft of…

The purpose of this paper is to deconstruct the new racist discourse within an urban charter school. The authors focus upon how the new racist discourse relieves Whites, "of any semblance of social responsibility and commitment" (Giroux, 1999). As multiculturalism and political correctness are being taught and encouraged in the society to work…

In an effort to explore how racial and class oppressions intersect, the authors use their autobiographical narratives to depict cultural and experiential continuity and discontinuity in growing up white working class versus Chicano working class. They specifically focus on "racializing class" due to the ways class is often used as a copout by…

Explores how deeply held cultural assumptions influenced one urban elementary school's efforts to implement a voluntarily- adopted arts-based initiative. While school staff members embraced the reform, there was little or no change in teaching practice. The article examines how staff constructed meaning around the program and its interaction with…

Introduces a volume that examines the issue of critical thinking and whether or not it is culturally specific, discussing recent research on the subject. The papers focus on critical thinking and culture, historical consciousness and critical thinking, critical thinking as cultural-historical practice, culture and the development of critical…

Examines research on the relationship of critical thinking to culture, presenting theoretical arguments on critical thinking, discussing current theories of intelligence, describing Western versus non-Western cultures, offering implications for teachers, and arguing that critical thinking is an activity found in all peoples regardless of cultural…

Approaches critical thinking as a socially constructed orientation embedded in collective histories, asking how social conditions and cultural representations may foster critical thinking. Examines the work of Vygotsky and Gramsci, suggesting that concepts forged in literate or academic traditions are the basis for critical thinkings. Also…

Explores critical thinking as it has been constructed in schooling and in dominant traditions of psychological theory, presenting a dialectical view of critical thinking suggested in the social and philosophical writings of critical theorists (e.g., Theodor Adorno and Herbert Marcuse) and supported by the sociohistorical or cultural-historical…

Discusses the dynamics of cultural change and human development, considering their similarities. Highlights experiences with Tikuna tribe members involved in an educational and cultural project for cultural development and autonomy for community members, emphasizing moments related to critically thinking about one's cultural experience to develop…

Presents the multiple stories one female, African-American professor experienced within her research, examining her experiences as a marginalized member of the academy conducting qualitative research within a community with which she identified while simultaneously conversing with an older, female, African-American mentor. The paper highlights her…

Examined how adolescent, working class, girls enrolled in an alternative high school for at-risk students anticipated their adult lives. Observation and interview data indicated that the range in plans for future work and family reflected tensions experienced between new possibilities presented by the school and more traditional values of family…

Examines the recent development of cultural studies as a discipline. Covers the following topics: what it means to do cultural studies; the history of cultural studies; methods of cultural study; cultural studies of education; and what the field can do for education and educators. (SM)