In the blink of an eye, unconscious bias was visible to me, an African American. A man saw my face as I walked into the store and unconsciously checked his wallet. On the street, a woman catches my eye a half block away and moves her purse from the handle...
African Americans in predominantly White institutions often carry a greater load than their positions describe. While researchers have explored the unique role of African Americans in higher education (Cook, 1996; Diller & Moule, 2005; Jones, 2001; King & Castenell, 2001; Ladson-Billings, 1997; Maboleka & Green, 2001; Moule, 2004; Powell, 1999;...
This poster was presented as part of the poster session at the 2014 National Association of Multicultural Education Conference in Tucson, Arizona, on November 8, 2014.
"Exploring the Landscape: Continuing to Make a Difference as an Emeritus Faculty" is a poster presentation sharing the journey of Dr. Jean Moule, OSU Associate Professor Emeritus, since her retirement in 2010. The poster also shows the recently formed relationship between Moule and Natalia Fernandez, OSU's Oregon Multicultural Librarian.
The authors, one African American and one White, use personal narrative
and dialogue to examine the process of implementing a social justice perspective
into a teacher education program. The process reported in this article
unearthed issues related to race that caused unexpected tensions among a small
faculty. For the White...
In the past decade, issues related to cultural diversity and pluralism
have risen to the forefront in education. The increasing cultural diversity in
American classrooms and communities requires preservice teachers to be
ready to promote multiple perspectives within their curricula and among their
students. The purpose of this study was...
How do we bridge the mismatch between teachers and students based on race and ethnicity currently in our nation's schools? The teaching force remains overwhelmingly White, while the percentage of K-12 students of color continues to rise. Because of cultural dissonance, teachers may not understand the needs of their students....