The Evolving Significance of Race—Living, Learning, and Teaching

Presenting analytical essays as well as first-hand accounts written by educators who have encountered issues pertaining to race, this compendium illuminates ongoing dilemmas and inequalities in 17 contributed chapters. Hughes (education, U. of Maryland) and Berry (education, Mercer U.) have brought together articles of interest to teachers, and to teachers of teachers. Topics include: teaching against the notion of the white savior, constructing space for elementary school students to talk about race, breaking the cycle of racism in the classroom, and a philosophy of racial diversity for colleges of education, among others. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sherick A. Hughes is Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned a BA from the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, an MA from Wake Forest University, and an M.P.A. and a PhD from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. His scholarship applies qualitative and mixed methodology to engage a critical examination of race, class, and gender as experienced in living, learning, and teaching.
Theodorea Regina Berry is Assistant Professor at Mercer University. She has an Ed.D. from National-Louis University in curriculum and social inquiry and has completed a three-year American Educational Research Association (AERA) post-doctoral research fellowship at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Dr. Berry’s scholarship focuses on curriculum theory, qualitative research, critical race feminism, and urban teacher education.