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Coloring in the white spaces : reclaiming cultural identity in whitestream schools

By: Series: Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 513.Publisher: New York : Peter Lang, [2017]Description: xxii, 227 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781433134845
  • 1433134845
  • 9781433134838
  • 1433134837
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC196.5.N45 M55 2017
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Part one: Identifying white spaces -- 1. The whitestream -- 2. Naming the white spaces -- 3. Cultural identity -- Part two: Coloring in the white spaces -- 4. Kia Aroha College -- 5. Changing the lens -- 6. Coloring in the school-learning space -- 7. Coloring in the self-learning space -- 8. Coloring in the wider learning spaces -- 9. Powerful spaces -- Glossary -- About the author -- Index.
Summary: "This book examines the struggle against racial and cultural inequity in educational systems, presenting the case study of a New Zealand school and its community's determination to resist alienating environments. If we look at an untouched child's coloring book, for instance, we think of the pages as blank. But they're not actually blank - each page is uniformly white, with lines established to dictate where color is allowed to go. Children by this are taught about the place of color and the importance of staying within pre-determined boundaries and expectations, reinforcing a system where the white background is considered the norm."--Publisher's website.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific NZ & Pacific NZ&P LC 196 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0014348

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Part one: Identifying white spaces -- 1. The whitestream -- 2. Naming the white spaces -- 3. Cultural identity -- Part two: Coloring in the white spaces -- 4. Kia Aroha College -- 5. Changing the lens -- 6. Coloring in the school-learning space -- 7. Coloring in the self-learning space -- 8. Coloring in the wider learning spaces -- 9. Powerful spaces -- Glossary -- About the author -- Index.

"This book examines the struggle against racial and cultural inequity in educational systems, presenting the case study of a New Zealand school and its community's determination to resist alienating environments. If we look at an untouched child's coloring book, for instance, we think of the pages as blank. But they're not actually blank - each page is uniformly white, with lines established to dictate where color is allowed to go. Children by this are taught about the place of color and the importance of staying within pre-determined boundaries and expectations, reinforcing a system where the white background is considered the norm."--Publisher's website.

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