Deconstructing Whiteness in Teacher Education:

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  In Poster Session: Deconstructing Whiteness in Teacher Education

Abstract

This study sets out to understand how five teacher educators deconstruct whiteness in their courses. Undergirding the study is the silence of whiteness residing in education and the urgency to notice, name, and disrupt it (Kohli et. al, 2022; Sleeter, 2017). The study argues that teacher educators are essential in deconstructing whiteness in the field as they are preparing future teachers and sought to understand the different approaches. Findings indicated teacher educators engage in internal work, commit to addressing racism and whiteness in their courses, invite students to engage in critical consciousness and examine their positionality.

Author

• Allison DeVoe Karcher, Siena College