Published In
Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Subjects
Multicultural education -- United States, Racism in higher education -- United States, Race -- Study and teaching -- United States, Anti-racism -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
Abstract
Teaching on topics of race and racism presents unique challenges to leaders in the university classroom setting. Despite an increasing number of instructors bringing a critical analysis of racial in/justice to their curriculum, many report challenges in teaching this content effectively. In this article, we address these challenges. We define common challenges in teaching racial content and articulate four principles for course planning around topics of race, racism, and racial justice. Then, drawing on a systematic review of scholarship examining issues of difference within a diverse range of disciplinary settings, we introduce a set of five pedagogical strategies, and supporting classroom practices, that will help instructors effectively manage everyday classroom interactions. This article contributes to the vast literature on teaching race and anti-racist education by synthesizing guiding pedagogical principles for course planning and classroom management that are applicable in a wide array of disciplinary contexts and providing concrete strategies that committed instructors, at varying levels of experience, can implement in their courses.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/29958
Citation Details
Harbin, M. Brielle; Thurber, Amie; and Bandy, Joe (2019) "Teaching Race, Racism, and Racial Justice: Pedagogical Principles and Classroom Strategies for Course Instructors," Race and Pedagogy Journal: Teaching and Learning for Justice: Vol. 4 : No. 1 , Article 1. Available at: https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/rpj/vol4/iss1/1