ERIC Number: EJ1148051
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 17
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ISSN: EISSN-1934-5267
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Long Ago and Far Away: Preservice Teachers' (Mis)conceptions Surrounding Racism
Wilson, Melissa Beth; Kumar, Tracey
International Journal of Multicultural Education, v19 n2 p182-198 2017
This study examines a large data set of preservice teachers' definitions of racism at the beginning and at the end of a teacher training program in the Southeastern United States. Using the methodology of Critical Content Analysis that is grounded in Critical Race Theory, the authors found that the majority of the definitions illustrate a removed, passive, and old-fashioned conception of racism indicative of reluctance on the part of both preservice teachers and their university trainers to grapple with the historical and cultural context of the geographical area as well as to acknowledge the systemic nature of racism.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Racial Bias, Misconceptions, Cultural Context, Critical Theory, Race, Content Analysis, Teacher Educators, Teacher Education, Definitions, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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