ETM 511 - Race and Ethnicity in American Education

Credits: 3
Prerequisites ETM 501
Candidates will scrutinize the historical myths and misconceptions of race and ethnicity in the United States to reveal the underlying social, economic, and political conditions that disproportionately affect people of color and work to the advantage of white people. Candidates will discuss how racial/ethnic consciousness and experience shape one’s conception of self and how it affects educators’ perceptions, teaching practices, as well as student identity and achievement. Candidates will begin to explore the construct of race including notions of racial privilege. Candidates will identify strategies that work to disrupt patterns of racism in educational institutions.