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The Perils and Strains of Teaching Race and Racism to Predominantly White Teacher Candidates

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Opini, Bathseba, Radebe, Patrick·2023·Studies in Social Justice
DOI 10.26522/ssj.v17i3.2632
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This paper examines the overt and covert racism Black professors experience within the context of mainstream university teacher education programs. Informed by literature from Canadian sources and the authors’ personal experiences, the paper challenges the perception that Canadian postsecondary teacher education is amenable to honest, open and civil debates regarding racism. The common view of Canada as an inclusive and welcoming society needs re-examining given the degree of resistance encountered by racialized professors while teaching controversial topics, including racism and antiracism. A call is made for teacher education programs to revamp their curricula and to embed critical race and antiracist literature in all courses, in addition to recruiting, mentoring and retaining Black professors, senior administrators, staff and students.

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Authors
Opini, B., & Radebe, P.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • St. Mary's University (CA)
ORCID
Radebe, Patrick
Venue
Studies in Social Justice
Publisher
Brock University Library
Published
2023-10-03
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
454-476
ISSN
1911-4788 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.26522/ssj.v17i3.2632
OpenAlex
W4387338993
Cited by
2
References
1
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2026: 2
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0.69
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Studies in Social Justice (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Global Education and Multiculturalism
Keywords
Black professors, anti-racism, critical race theory, teacher education curriculum reform, faculty recruitment and retention, mentoring

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