Race, Politics, and Silence During the 2016 Election Season: The Potential for Social Justice Pedagogy

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Abstract

The 2016 Election season was one rampant with dialectical views around race, class, gender, sexual orientation, gender and other biases that schools typically utilize curriculum to confront, teach and work through for secondary education students. However, colleges and universities alike as never before found themselves confronted by these vices that seemed to impact instruction and students’ sense of safety and well-being (Journell, 2011; Crowson & Brandes, 2017). The researchers used of culturally responsive journals, article critiques and responsive classroom labs during the fall semester of the 2016-17 academic school year in order to confront the aforementioned issues inside and outside of the university classroom that resulted in more student engagement and the development of a culturally inclusive learning environment.

Authors

• York Williams, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• Christina Chiarelli-Helminiak, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• Ginneh L. Akbar, West Chester University of Pennsylvania