Handbook of critical race theory in education / edited by Marvin Lynn and Adrienne D. Dixson.

"This handbook illustrates how education scholars employ Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a framework to bring attention to issues of race and racism in education. It is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive description and analysis of the topic, from the defining...

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Contributors: Lynn, Marvin, 1971- (Editor), Dixson, Adrienne D. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2013.
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Summary:"This handbook illustrates how education scholars employ Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a framework to bring attention to issues of race and racism in education. It is the first authoritative reference work to provide a truly comprehensive description and analysis of the topic, from the defining conceptual principles of CRT in the Law that gave shape to its radical underpinnings to the political and social implications of the field today. It is divided into three sections, covering innovations in educational research, policy and practice in both schools and in higher education, and the increasing interdisciplinary nature of critical race research. With 28 newly commissioned pieces written by the most renowned scholars in the field, this handbook provides the definitive statement on the state of critical race theory in education and on its possibilities for the future"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 406 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136581410
1136581413
9780203155721
0203155726