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Race Matters : When Middle/High School Teachers Engage In Participatory Activist Research On The Power Of Stories To Disrupt Racism, Janice M. Marsili
Race Matters : When Middle/High School Teachers Engage In Participatory Activist Research On The Power Of Stories To Disrupt Racism, Janice M. Marsili
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This study represents a four-month segment within the ongoing work of The Race Matters Alliance; a group that I cofounded several years before beginning this dissertation with four other white, middle/high school teachers and several students of color in an effort to open a space to speak about race at our predominantly white school. Using participatory activist qualitative research methods, we documented this segment of our work that focused on the disruption of racism within five areas: (a) school culture, (b) faculty/student communication, (c) individual and institutional stories, (d) curriculum, and, (e) fear of disrupting the status quo. We explored …