Race Talk in White Schools: Re-Centering Teachers of Color - Paperback

by Mara Simon (Author), Laura Azzarito (Author)

This book presents counterstories from female teachers of color in predominantly white schools, illuminating the teachers' agency in resisting discourses of whiteness embedded in education. This collective narrative shows teachers of color using a marginalized position to become empowered through culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies.

Author Biography

Mara Simon is assistant professor of physical education and health education at Springfield College. Laura Azzarito is associate professor of physical culture and education at the Teachers College of Columbia University.