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Deconstructing Social Class in Economically, Racially, and Ethnically Diverse Schools
Author(s) -
Cunningham Michael,
Rious Jennifer B.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
analyses of social issues and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1530-2415
pISSN - 1529-7489
DOI - 10.1111/asap.12060
Subject(s) - ethnically diverse , ethnic group , class (philosophy) , social class , sociology , criminology , psychology , mathematics education , social psychology , political science , epistemology , law , philosophy , anthropology
The commentary offers a critique of the strategy to have critical discussions about social class in schools without simultaneously considering racial and ethnic backgrounds of students and the teachers. By highlighting the unique opportunity afforded to South Bay Elementary to discuss these complex issues, we highlight an example of school that attempted similar discussions. We also offer developmental specific examples of how schools can attempt these difficult discussions.