Cracking Silent Codes: Critical Race Theory and Education Organizing

Autor/in	Su, Celina
Titel	Cracking Silent Codes: Critical Race Theory and Education Organizing
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 28 (2007) 4, S.531-548 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
Schlagwörter	Neighborhoods; Race; School Restructuring; Racial Differences; Educational Change; Critical Theory; Laws; Educational Policy; Minority Groups; Teaching Methods; Case Studies; Educational Practices; Social Action; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Rasse; Abstammung; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Rassenunterschied; Bildungsreform; Kritische Theorie; Law; Recht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ethnische Minderheit; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Bildungspraxis; Soziales Handeln
Abstract	Critical race theory (CRT) has moved beyond legal scholarship to critique the ways in which "colorblind" laws and policies perpetuate existing racial inequalities in education policy. While criticisms of CRT have focused on the pessimism and lack of remedies presented, CRT scholars have begun to address issues of praxis. Specifically, communities of color must challenge the dominant narratives of mainstream institutions with alternative visions of pedagogy and school reform, and community organizing plays an important role in helping communities of color to articulate these alternative counter-narratives. Yet, many in education organizing disagree with CRT's critique of colorblindness. Drawing on five case study organizations working towards school reform in the South Bronx neighborhoods of New York City, this article traces the difficulty of implementing anti-racist practices in education organizing groups. It also analyzes specific practices that may help such groups to transform race-consciousness into positive political action. (Contains 1 note and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10