Abstract
Teaching about race, racism and multiculturalism is challenging for all instructors. This paper identifies and explores particular challenges for white educators teaching this material. Strategies are offered to help white instructors to constructively meet these challenges and create meaningful learning environments for all students.
Notes
Throughout this paper we use the term “white”, which we believe is a social construction of a “racial” category denoting societal power relationships, rather than “Caucasian,” which we view as a relic of an essentialist conceptualization of race.
An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2001 CSWE Annual Program Meeting.