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Whiteness in Social Work Education: Authentic White Allies

abstract: This dissertation is guided by the following questions: How do People of Color define and experience White people as "authentic" allies? What does a White ally look like to People of Color? How do White allies view themselves as "authentic" White allies? What experiences lead White people to anti-racism and anti-racist praxis? How do White people translate what they know about racism into an active and courageous anti-racist praxis in their own lives? What kinds of educational experiences in the social work classroom might foster or hinder students from learning how to translate anti-racist knowledge into anti-racist praxis? Using narrative methods, I explore some of the answers to these questions. Findings from this study offer ways to design deeper and more meaningful social work/social justice pedagogy that will better prepare social workers to be active, anti-racist practitioners and allies in all aspects of their work. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Curriculum and Instruction 2012

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14677
Date January 2012
ContributorsHornung, Rebecca (Author), Sandlin, Jennifer (Advisor), Lietz, Cynthia (Committee member), Swadener, Elizabeth (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format223 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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