ERIC Number: EJ795539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 4
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"What Are You?" Biracial Children in the Classroom
Baxley, Traci P.
Childhood Education, v84 n4 p230 Sum 2008
Over the last 30 years, biracial individuals have become one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Despite this rapid growth, these citizens are only slowly beginning to be acknowledged among monoracial groups and in academia. Because biracial identities "potentially disrupt the white/"of color" dichotomy, and thus call into question the assumptions on which racial inequality is based," society has a difficult time acknowledging this section of the population. Biracial heritage can mean mixed parentage of any kind. This can include, but is not limited to, African American, white, Latino, Asian, and Native American. "Biracial," "interracial," "multiracial," and "mixed-race" are used interchangeably and are often self-prescribed by individuals and their families. As this group increases in the general population, teachers are beginning to see more of these children in their classrooms. In this article, the author provides a historical glance at biracial children and offers classroom practices to support these children. (Contains 35 print resources and 5 online resources.)
Descriptors: Race, Multiracial Persons, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, United States History, Marriage, Court Litigation, Classification, Identification, Teacher Attitudes, Self Esteem, Classroom Environment, Multicultural Education, Educational Resources, Role Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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