Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education
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Title
Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education
Abstract/Description
This article asserts that despite the salience of race in U.S. society, as a topic of scholarly inquiry, it remains untheorized. The article argues for a critical race theoretical perspective in education analogous to that of critical race theory in legal scholarship by developing three propositions: (1) race continues to be significant in the United States; (2) U.S. society is based on property rights rather than human rights; and (3) the intersection of race and property creates an analytical tool for understanding inequity. The article concludes with a look at the limitations of the current multicultural paradigm.
Author/creator
Date
In publication
Volume
97
Issue
1
Pages
47-68
Resource type
Research/Scholarly Media
Medium
Print
Background/context type
Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
Yes
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISSN
0161-4681
Citation
Ladson-Billings, G., & Tate, W. F. (1995). Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education. Teachers College Record, 97(1), 47–68. https://doi.org/10.1177/016146819509700104
Resource status/form
Published Text
Scholarship genre
Theoretical
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