The COVID 19 pandemic has illuminated deep-seated structural inequities in our schools and across society. More than ever, education leaders are being challenged to take action to disrupt the institutional racism that undergirds many of our longstanding policies and practices. Our students are challenging us to step up and be antiracists who…

Argues that white students need to know that there have been heroes as well as villains on the white side of the never-ending national struggle over racial differences. Suggests that students of color need to know that whites can be allies; for some, this may be a new idea. (SG)

The "basic building blocks" for a discussion program concerned with the issues of racism and tensions among racial and ethnic groups are contained in this manual. It presents the core materials for five discussion sessions and general information on the study circle process: study circles--small-group, democratic, participant-driven…

As the largest, most culturally diverse group of legal U.S. immigrants, Asian-Americans defy stereotypes. Before involving Asian parents, educators need to reexamine their own feelings, prejudices, and expectations concerning these parents. Understanding Asians' unique social, cultural, and personality traits will aid communication efforts. (MLH)

This guide discusses processes and procedures for identifying teaching competencies and attitudes or beliefs, training resources, and assessment techniques needed by teachers in desegregated school settings. Part One includes the introduction and procedures for using the guide. Competencies needed by teachers in desegregated school settings are…

Explores factors that affect student learning and the well-publicized achievement gap between students from different ethnic and socio-economic groups. Poses some questions and offers some thoughts on how beliefs, attitudes, values, and emotions about teaching and learning, nature of schools, culture, and language effect equity in mathematics…

Multiculturalism must be integrated into classrooms and the curriculum, and it must be all-encompassing, taught through formal lessons and modeled and demonstrated at all times. Describes how teachers can create an anti-bias curriculum and promote a multicultural or anti-bias classroom. An annotated bibliography of recommended materials and…

This trainer's guide describes a workshop that helps teachers implement the multicultural curriculum described in a companion text "Roots & Wings: Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs." Introductory sections of the guide discuss the importance of multicultural education, the use of an active learning approach in training…

As the United States enters the 21st century, the rich diversity of its people may be its greatest promise and its greatest challenge. The country still struggles with a legacy of racial discrimination and ethnic disparity, even if their forms are subtler today. This book is designed to promote public deliberation that can help individuals find…

The objectives for minority content in the social work curriculum are discussed. Two training models that are consistent with professional literature on racial attitudes and beliefs, the prescriptive and intrapersonal models, and their implications for improvement of practice are examined. (MSE)

This book is a practical guide for professional counselors and others concerned with evaluating and reducing the effects of prejudice. It is based on the concept that before victims of prejudice can be helped, the nature of prejudice and its effect on all individuals must be understood. Full of real-world advice, this book addresses how to…

The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) is the world's largest institution devoted exclusively to leadership research and education. For more than three decades, CCL has studied and trained hundreds of thousands of executives and worked with them to create practical models, tools, and publications for the development of effective leaders and…

Surveys confirm the prevalence of racism and prejudice in schools and colleges. School executives are offered the following strategy: (1) establish that prejudice will not be tolerated; (2) get students involved; (3) expand contacts between racial groups; (4) offer students training in conflict resolution; and (5) provide staff inservice training.…

Discusses curriculum for young children centered around the beliefs and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His works are interpreted in a human rights context in which children find their voice in the peaceable resolution of everyday conflicts. Describes the Child of the Day program. (Author/RWB)

It is difficult to think of any subject more conspicuous by its absence from the college classroom than the discussion of racial issues. Factors contributing to this absence include uncertainty about how to raise and discuss such issues and fear of appearing to be racist. In order to break higher education's silence on racial issues, faculty…