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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Complicated Realities of Whiteness: From Color Blind to Racially Cognizant
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Reason, Robert D.; Evans, Nancy J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2007
This chapter examines color-blind campuses that perpetuate White transparency and racially cognizant environments that reveal and challenge notions of color blindness. Recommendations are offered to help White students respond to the realities of Whiteness and move beyond color-blind racism.
Descriptors: Racial Relations, White Students, Whites, Student Diversity
Antecedents, Precursors, and Concurrent Concepts in the Development of Social Justice Attitudes and Actions
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Reason, Robert D.; Davis, Tracy L. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
The authors explore the relationships between social justice attitudes and actions, the social construction of identity, and cognitive development.
Descriptors: Justice, Cognitive Development, Self Concept, Concept Formation
The Development of Social Justice Attitudes and Actions: An Overview of Current Understandings
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Broido, Ellen M.; Reason, Robert D. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter reviews the current theoretical understanding of the development of social justice attitudes and related concepts.
Descriptors: Justice, Cultural Pluralism, Social Attitudes, Social Development
Encouraging the Development of Racial Justice Allies
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Reason, Robert D.; Scales, Tara C.; Roosa Millar, Elizabeth A. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter discusses the role of student affairs professionals in encouraging the development of racial justice allies through the exploration of whiteness.
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Advocacy, Student Personnel Workers, Racial Attitudes
Issues and Strategies for Social Justice Allies (and the Student Affairs Professionals Who Hope to Encourage Them)
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Reason, Robert D.; Broido, Ellen M. – New Directions for Student Services, 2005
This chapter discusses the difficulties associated with developing a social justice ally identity and provides practical suggestions to overcome them.
Descriptors: Justice, Cultural Pluralism, Self Concept, Higher Education