Social Sciences
2 years ago

Navigating Race, Class, and Authority in Multicultural Education: A Professor's Reflections

Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
Mediating Boundaries of Race, Class, and Professorial Authority as a Critical Multiculturalist
Jennifer E. Obidah

Paper Summary

The article discusses how some educators struggle with teaching multicultural education, focusing on what to teach rather than how to teach it. The author reflects on the challenges of navigating race, class, and authority in a multicultural education course. The main goal is to explore the pedagogy needed to effectively teach multiculturalism, considering the underlying assumptions of the discipline.

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