"And With All Thy Getting, Get Understanding": The Promise of Black Studies Toward Knowledge, Understanding, and Praxis in Teacher Education

• In Event: 14.044 - Roundtable Session 2
  In Roundtable Session: 14.044-15 - Self-Study in Practice

Abstract

There has been an increase in teacher education programs’ reported emphasis on social justice with little or no actual alignment of theory and practice to support such proclamations. In actuality, less has been done to reform preparation programs to explicitly attend to issues of race and culture within the context of effective teaching despite the availability of research that critically address these constructs. Future education decision-makers must engage in learning experiences that take a liberatory approach to understanding race and culture in education and schooling. Therefore, the purpose of this presentation is to explore the influence of a Black Studies intellectual framework on the learning and perspectives of participants in a graduate-level education course. Implications for teacher education are included.

Authors

• Melanie M. Acosta, The University of Alabama

• Bridgette Johnson, University of Florida

• Natalie Simone King, University of Florida

• Gernissia Cherfrere, University of Pennsylvania

• Jana Wallace, University of Florida

• Charisse Nerissa Southwell, University of Florida

• Michelle Grant-Harris