Confronting colorblindness

Edward Fergus

doi:10.1177/0031721717690362

Confronting colorblindness

Edward Fergus

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Abstract

Colorblindness is socially acceptable bias that lives in our personal and institutional beliefs. Its existence inhibits our ability to recognize and respond to the realities of the lives of students of color. The author outlines several activities that educators can use to surface beliefs about race during staff meetings and the like.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	30-35
Number of pages	6
Journal	Phi Delta Kappan
Volume	98
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0031721717690362
State	Published - Feb 2017

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Confronting colorblindness

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