Critical Care: A Color(full) Analysis of Care Narratives in the Schooling Experiences of Puerto Rican Girls

2005/01/01 by Rosalie Rolón-Dow, Rosalie Rolón‐Dow · 292 citations
Social Sciences · #Anthropology #Critical Race Theory in Education #Critical race theory #Critical theory #Education Discipline and Inequality #Ethnic group #Gender studies #Ideology #Narrative #Political science #Politics #Praxis #Puerto rican #Race (biology) #Racism #Sociology #Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

paper · doi:10.3102/00028312042001077

published in American Educational Research Journal 42(1), 77-111 (SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

In this article, the author explores the intersection between race/ethnicity and caring in the educational experiences of middle school Puerto Rican girls. Critical race theory and Latino/Latina critical theory are used as data analysis frameworks because of their emphasis on the roles of race/ethnicity and racism in shaping the circumstances of individuals and institutions. The author calls for a color(full) critical care praxis that is grounded in a historical understanding of students’ lives; translates race-conscious ideological and political orientations into pedagogical approaches that benefit Latino/a students; uses caring counternarratives to provide more intimate, caring connections between teachers and the Latino communities where they work; and pays attention to caring at both the individual and institutional levels.

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