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21 - Educating All Children

The Legacy of Race in Education

from Part II - Ethics and Education in Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2024

By
Beththena Johnson  and
Winston C. Thompson
Edited by
Sheron Fraser-Burgess ,
Jessica Heybach  and
Dini Metro-Roland
Sheron Fraser-Burgess
Affiliation:
Ball State University, Indiana
Jessica Heybach
Affiliation:
Florida International University
Dini Metro-Roland
Affiliation:
Western Michigan University
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Summary

This chapter asks, How might racial justice be pursued in educational contexts? For example, do racial disparities in quality of treatment in schools require that all students experience the treatment previously reserved for the relatively (racially) advantaged, or should expectations be shifted toward some new standard for all? In order to better engage issues and appropriately address them with a mind to future interventions and continued progress, this chapter argues that it is necessary to clarify the confusions present in much of the discourse surrounding race and educational ethics.

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racejusticeequityequalitygenderaims
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The Cambridge Handbook of Ethics and Education , pp. 443 - 464
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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