Resisting racism: a teachers' guide to equality in education

Title: Resisting racism: a teachers' guide to equality in education
Creator: Eyber, Carola, Dyer, Dorothy, Versfeld, Ruth
Subject: Discrimination in education -- South Africa -- Prevention
Subject: Educational equalization -- South Africa
Subject: Multicultural education -- South Africa
Subject: Racism -- South Africa
Subject: School integration -- South Africa
Date: 1997
Type: text
Type: book
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/73690
Identifier: vital:30217
Identifier: 1874864462
Description: While South Africa's new democracy has meant that schools are now open to all, there is still racism in our schools. The changes in schools have in some cases exacerbated racial tensions and mistrust. Teachers everywhere are struggling with the changing dynamics of their classrooms and schools. There is much talk about how to work against racism. Various programmes and schools have developed different ways of dealing with it. All have particular ideas about how best to counter it. Resisting Racism aims to discuss and understand the beliefs and assumptions underlying many of these approaches. We look at the theories behind the different practices, present a range of ideas to illustrate them and consider their limits and possibilities. The book is a starting point for teachers and schools to reflect on their practices and help them to work out new strategies in the classroom and school. The approaches described will probably work best if they are used together, specially adapted to the specific context in which they are to be used. In the first part of the book we look at psychological and sociological explanations of why people are racist. Four different ways of looking at the issues are described. Each suggests practical ways of dealing with racism in the classroom and in the school. Chapter Three, on multi-cultural and anti-racist education, covers similar ground but from a slightly different angle, looking at curriculum debates about race, culture and equality. The final section looks at the concerns that many teachers have every day, such as "How can I deal with the language problem?" and "How can I involve parents in these issues?" In discussing these questions we have tried to use current theory to inform the practical ideas suggested. You will discover that this book is not neutral. It does have a point of view. It seeks to explain the limitations of assimilating students into a status quo and asks that schools take a critical look at their policies and practices. There are no easy answers or quick solutions. However thinking about and understanding the issues of racism and the ways in which it may be resisted can only bring us closer to positive change.
Format: 78 pages, pdf
Publisher: TLRC
Language: English
Rights: TLRC
Rights: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from the publisher

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