Examining White Privilege in Education: Strategic Discourse for Educational Change

Abstract

The Kappa Delta Pi 2020 Diversity Summit addressed current issues in the teaching profession. This article targets the constructs from the breakout sessions focusing on White privilege as it relates to teacher education and teachers of color.

Keywords:

• culturally responsive teaching
• prospective teachers of color
• students of color
• systemic racial trauma
• White privilege

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Notes on contributors

Keesha Kerns

Keesha Kerns is an Assistant Professor and Clinical Graduate Coordinator of the Counselor Education program in the Norfolk State University School of Education. Email: [email protected]

Winn Wheeler

Winn Wheeler is an Assistant Professor at Bellarmine University. Her research includes writing development, children’s and adolescent literature, culturally sustaining pedagogy, and instructional coaching. Email: [email protected]

Angela Goodloe

Angela Goodloe is an Assistant Professor in the Norfolk State University School of Education. Her research includes increasing school leadership and teachers of color through global educational initiatives. Email: [email protected]

Jill Ardley

Jill Ardley is an Associate Professor in the Norfolk State University School of Education. Her research is on recruiting and retention of teachers of color with a technological focus. Email: [email protected]

Nicholas Hartlep

Nicholas Hartlep holds the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College where he also chairs the Education Studies Department. Email: [email protected]

Diane Courington

Diane Courington is a DEI consultant and first-year teacher coach. Her research includes racial trauma in K–12 classrooms, socio-emotional learning, and retention in higher education. Email: [email protected]