Knowledge and Emotions in Cross-Racial Dialogues: Challenges and Opportunities for Adult Educators Committed to Racial Justice in Educational Settings

Autor/inn/en	Manglitz, Elaine; Guy, Talmadge C.; Merriweather, Lisa R.
Titel	Knowledge and Emotions in Cross-Racial Dialogues: Challenges and Opportunities for Adult Educators Committed to Racial Justice in Educational Settings
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 25 (2014) 3, S.111-118 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
DOI	10.1177/1045159514534193
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Social Justice; Racial Factors; Racial Bias; Racial Attitudes; Capacity Building; Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Social Attitudes; Consciousness Raising; Social Theories; Adult Educators + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Rassenfrage; Gefühlsbildung; Kognitive Entwicklung; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	Our society reflects a kaleidoscope of differences in terms of race, ethnicity, class, religion, and gender identity. These differences are evident from the boardroom to the classroom in higher education and can result in impaired communication when race is the topic of discussion. To effectively facilitate race-based dialogues, adult educators must deliberately and intentionally build their cognitive and emotive capacity. Capacity building involves adult educators acknowledging their privilege and systems of advantage, attaining cultural knowledge, taking emotional risks, and developing the ability to better organize formal learning and capitalize on informal learning opportunities, to engage in more genuine and appropriate racial dialogues. As we are ushered through the 21st century, issues of race and racism will remain as salient as ever as long as the disturbing silence, surrounding them in our work and school spaces, is allowed to persist. Considerations for the development of cognitive and emotive capacities are described to assist adult educators in contributing to a more just society. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10