This chapter explores the effects of historical and current racism on the educational experiences of American Black males. The authors use critical race theory to illustrate how assumptions about culture and gender have subverted the egalitarian ideals of adult education. Teachers and students are urged to use critical reflection and open…

Personal examples of the authors' experience of race and gender in career development are used as a springboard to a discussion of career socialization, external obstacles faced by women, mentoring, and the implications for adult education. (SK)

Race affects teaching and learning overtly and covertly. Adult education literature tends to adopt one of the following perspectives: color blind, multicultural, or social justice. Practitioners should reflect on how race affects the teaching environment in order to understand their own cultural history, sociopolitical forces at work, and how…