Multiracial in a Monoracial World: Student Stories of Racial Dissolution on the Colorblind Campus

Autor/inn/en	Museus, Samuel D.; Yee, April L.; Lambe, Susan A.
Titel	Multiracial in a Monoracial World: Student Stories of Racial Dissolution on the Colorblind Campus
Quelle	In: About Campus, 16 (2011) 4, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1086-4822
DOI	10.1002/abc.20070
Schlagwörter	College Students; Multiracial Persons; Racial Attitudes; Race; Role; Ideology; World Views; Theory Practice Relationship; Teacher Responsibility; Communication (Thought Transfer); College Environment; Student Attitudes; Social Isolation; Political Attitudes; Politics of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Mischling; Rassenfrage; Rasse; Abstammung; Rollen; Ideologie; World view; Weltanschauung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Lehrverpflichtung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Hochschulumwelt; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Isolation; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This article is based on the premise that educators must work to first understand what happens when multiracial students encounter campus environments that perpetuate "colorblind ideologies"--that is, worldviews that suggest that race and racism do not significantly influence people's experiences. The authors argue that educators have a responsibility to foster environments that acknowledge the important role of race in college life and beyond. The bulk of the story in this article is told by four self-identified mixed-race college students, representing four different racial backgrounds. The authors' conversation with these students illustrates the problem of the colorblind campus and the potential for what the authors call racial dissolution. They use this latter term to describe instances in which a student's passion for addressing racial problems is diminished or eradicated by environments that send messages discouraging such activities. The authors follow this discussion with recommendations to college educators for addressing these issues and for improving the experiences of mixed-race college students and of all students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10