Research Catalog

Title

Teachers of Color : resisting racism and reclaiming education / Rita Kohli.

Author

Kohli, Rita

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Description

xvi, 182 pages : illustration; 23 cm.

Summary

"Teachers of Color describes how racism serves as a continuous barrier against diversifying the teaching force and offers tools to support educators who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of Color on both a systemic and interpersonal level. Based on in-depth interviews, digital narratives, and questionnaires, the book analyzes the toll of racism on their professional experiences and personal well-being, as well as their resistance and reimagination of schools. Teacher educator and educational researcher Rita Kohli documents the hostile racial climate that teachers of color experience over the course of their academic and professional lives--first as students and preservice teachers and later in their classrooms and schools. She also highlights the tools of resistance these teachers employ to challenge institutionalized oppression and the kinds of professional development and support they need to thrive. Analyzed through the lens of critical race theory, Teachers of Color exposes the ongoing racialization via counterstories from thirty racially, geographically, and professionally diverse educators. The book concludes with recommendations that various education stakeholders can employ to improve the racial climates of schools and support the growing diversity of the teaching force. At this critical moment, Kohli offers readers an opportunity to strengthen their racial literacies and better understand the strengths, struggles, and power of teachers of Color."--Publisher's description

Series Statement

Race and education

Uniform Title

Race and education series.

Subject

• Minority teachers > United States
• Racism in education > United States
• African Americans > Education
• Racism in the workplace > United States
• Discrimination in education > United States
• Racism in the workplace
• Discrimination in education
• Minority teachers
• Racism in education
• United States

Note

• Paperback

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.

Contents

Introduction: history and current context for teachers of color -- "I am being perceived as a threat": the racialization of teachers of color -- "It takes a toll on you": the impact of a hostile racial climate -- "I don't want to back down": survival and resistance -- "To dream with others": reimagining and reclaiming education -- A path forward: supporting teachers of color.

Call Number

Sc E 22-1622

ISBN

• 9781682536384
• 1682536386
• 9781682536377
• 1682536378

OCLC

1231547760

Author

Kohli, Rita, author.

Title

Teachers of Color : resisting racism and reclaiming education / Rita Kohli.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Race and education

Race and education series.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.

Research Call Number

Sc E 22-1622