Promoting Racial Literacy in Schools: Differences That Make a Difference

by Howard C. Stevenson Jr.

Book Overview

Based on extensive research, this provocative volume explores how schools are places where racial conflicts often remain hidden at the expense of a healthy school climate and the well-being of students of color. Most schools fail to act on racial microaggressions because the stress of negotiating such conflicts is extremely high due to fears of incompetence, public exposure, and accusation. Instead of facing these conflicts head on, schools perpetuate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807755044
• ISBN13: 9780807755044
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"