This study followed eight Black teachers and highlighted their battles with interpersonal and institutional racism in China.
Individual interviews were held with eight co-researchers and five high level administrators. Data was also gathered in two focus groups.
The data was then analyzed using phenomenological reduction. Once methods were identified we asked our co-researchers their opinion on the
methods, specifically if they found it effective or not. The study found that Black teachers utilized four methods for dealing with racism
in China; 1. Retaliate, 2. Ignore, 3. Educate, 4. Assimilate. The most successful strategy for dealing with racism and discrimination was
ignoring it because all of the co-researchers shared the same goal of either trying to gain employment or keeping their job. The least
successful was retaliation because it added to the co-researchers sense of helplessness. Furthermore, the study proposed five steps that
Black teachers and all foreigners can follow to better prepare themselves for the workplace in China: 1) Brace yourself for discrimination
and understand the system that you will be living and working in. 2) Appearance matters in China. 3) Have a Chinese advocate. 4) Network
with foreigners already in China. 5) Have the proper credentials. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education. / Spring Semester 2016. / March 30, 2016. / Black, Black in China, China, co-cultural theory, critical race theory, English teachers / Includes bibliographical references. / Patrice Iatarola, Professor Directing Dissertation; Betsey Becker, University Representative;
Peter Easton, Committee Member; Jeffrey Milligan, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_360368 |
| Contributors | Hernandez, Cecil Patrick (authoraut), Iatarola, Patrice (professor directing dissertation), Becker, Betsy Jane (university representative), Easton, Peter B. (committee member), Milligan, Jeffrey Ayala (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (degree granting department) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource (136 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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