Race Is-- Race Isn'T » (1st Edition)

Laurence Parker is associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Donna Deyhle is professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is co-director of the American Indian Resource Center at the University of Utah. She is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education. Sofia Villenas is assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education. Laurence Parker is associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Donna Deyhle is professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is co-director of the American Indian Resource Center at the University of Utah. She is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education. Sofia Villenas is assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education. Laurence Parker is associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Donna Deyhle is professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is co-director of the American Indian Resource Center at the University of Utah. She is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education. Sofia Villenas is assistant professor in the Department of Educational Studies and the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Utah and is a former Spencer Fellow with the National Academy of Education.

"The field of critical race theory has gotten increasingly more attention as an emerging perspective on race, the law, and policy. Critical race theory examines the social construction of the law, admi"

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Presents 11 qualitative research studies, literature reviews, and commentaries that articulate critical race theory (CRT)<-->the social construction of the law, administrative policy, and elective politics<-->in secondary and post-secondary educational settings. Rooted in Derrick Bell's 1980s work, CRT expands the commitment to critical legal studies and civil rights. Addresses equity in educational research and praxis; problems with supposedly neutral terms like "on their merits"; and gender issues among women of color. Five of the articles first appeared in the (vol. 11, no. 1, 1998). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)