Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism
Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-1-68253-369-7
Verlag: Harvard Education Press
Through personal anecdotes and real-life scenarios, Unconscious Bias in Schools provides education leaders with an essential roadmap for addressing these issues directly. The authors draw on the literature on change management, leadership, critical race theory, and racial identity development, as well as the growing research on unconscious bias in a variety of fields, to provide guidance for creating the conditions necessary to do this work-awareness, trust, and a "learner's stance." Benson and Fiarman also outline specific steps toward normalizing conversations about race; reducing the influence of bias on decision-making; building empathic relationships; and developing a system of accountability.
All too often, conversations about race become mired in questions of attitude or intention - "But I'm not a racist!" This book shows how information about unconscious bias can help shift conversations among educators to a more productive, collegial approach that has the potential to disrupt the patterns of perception that perpetuate racism and institutional injustice.