Confronting Racism in Teacher Education ─ Counternarratives of Critical Practice

Confronting Racism in Teacher Education: Counternarratives of critical practice aims to transform systematic and persistent racism through in-depth analyses of racial justice struggles and strategies in teacher education. By bringing together counternarratives of critical teacher educators, the editors of this volume present key insights from both individual and collective experiences of advancing racial justice. Written for teacher educators, higher education administrators, policy makers, and others concerned with issues of race, the book is comprised of four sections that each represent a distinct perspective on the struggle for racial justice: contributors reflect on their experiences working as educators of Color to transform the culture of predominately White institutions, navigating the challenges of whiteness within teacher education, building transformational bridges within schools, and training current and in-service teachers through concrete models of racial justice. By bringing together these often individualized experiences, Confronting Racism in Teacher Education reveals larger patterns that emerge of institutional racism in teacher education, and the strategies that can inspire resistance.

Bree Picower, Ph.D is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University.

Rita Kohli, Ph.D is an Assistant Professor in the Education, Society and Culture Department in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Riverside.