As we know an abstract is a short summary so here is the abstract of the article. Racism is one of the hot topics for debate all around the globe. When people are talking about the racial differences, we assume these are the issues relevant to current times. In actual, racism is something that has a whole background and history. Objectification and division of community on the base of color, race, language and background is transferring from generation to generation.
Other than societies, office and local communities, the issue are prominent even in education. The critical race theory deals with the racism and color based discrimination in educational institutions.
Focusing on Research prospect, the theory comes up with a number of opportunities to explore different kinds of racisms in education. It not only focuses on how racism penetrates in educational institutions among students, teachers and different disciplines, but ways to deal with it. To eliminate the issues and making things easier for the individuals, it is essential to come up with the appropriate solutions.
Critical evaluation of theory
Critical Race Theory proves to be a framework that turns out in help to evaluate racism in society or any social structure. It is about evaluation the categories and practical implementation of racism in society as a common trait. No matter if, it is about the social economic race, personal life or educational sector. When moving from one sector to the other of a society, the merits and dynamics of discrimination alter themselves.
In the education sector, the racism is different in its own way. At once, we can witness it application for research and evaluating the differences in society. On the other hand, we can study the education sector having racism at its peak for different reasons. There is no doubt that educational institutes are struggling to overcome on campus situation for discrimination.
Five tenets of theory
In education, the Critical Racism Theory applies with its five tenets. These tenets ensure the accurate application and evaluation at the same time. These five tenets are:
- Permanence of racism
- Counter story telling
- Interest conversion
- Whiteness as property
- Critique of liberalism
Permanence of racism
The construction of racism is coming from society. The behaviors of discrimination exist in society from social cultural, economic and political perspective. It involves the background and overall construction of behavior by the sort. Eventually, for the upcoming cementation it seems to be a leant behavior. They find racism is common and normal at a certain point. Dealing with these matters in order to propel racism eventually, incorporate the culture more in an educational institution. In the wake of eliminating the factors, management have to highlight and bring the matter into consideration in the first place. It ends up with an opposite reaction of solution.
Counter story telling
The framework simply helps to legitimize the discriminatory experiences of marginalized groups. It is about them sharing what they have been through or experienced in life. These stories actually engage others and trigger a debate for circles.
Giving discrimination as lime light and mentioning of racism in college institutions or education sector, different students and teachers comes up with their own different and versatile versions. These things eventually call up for specific changes in an institution. The management can evaluate the situation better and comes up welcoming more diversified students and teachers on campus.
Interest convergence
The tenet legitimizes white individuals as the primary beneficiary for the civil rights and opportunities. Although there has been debates about the beneficiaries of these civil rights under law for African Americans as they have been the natives here. However, studies evaluate that many of white women, men and kids have been enjoying them for a long time. Even the literature leads the strands towards whites in general for all these benefits in structures.
Whiteness as priority
It is impossible to eradicate the concept of whiteness as priority from the US society. The color has been one of the priorities for the people. Whites have been enjoying the privilege and it is hard to take that away from them. It gives them a clear deal in everything from social to economic and political opportunities. Even in the educational institutions, whites have more chances to enjoy the best of facilities, opportunities and treatment.
They seem to have ownership of everything and enjoy every bit of it as well. To deal up with the situation at the educational level, it seems important to eliminate that priority. The theory helps to find out the parameters that are causing greater impact of racism in educational institutes. Eventually, it helps researchers and institutions to come up with better solutions.
According to Grace Griffin, who provide resume review services said: “Daily, I review and proofread many CVs for my clients include all color of people. I see the clear picture of inequality, even if one black and one white apply the same company with the same qualifications or sometimes black with more experience than white. The US companies always prefer white people.”
Critique of liberalism
The tenet discovered the concept of colorblindness in society. It promotes no racial and nondiscriminatory rights and facilities for the individuals. Ignoring and avoiding the racial and color differences, allowing everyone to enjoy the best of healthcare, social, political and economic facilities. The purpose is to come up with debates and mindsets that promote equality and eliminate the racial differences among students, professionals and teachers at the same time.
The college ambassadors and student councils to take part in coming up for the promotion of color blindness on campus. Moreover, the management to come up with an approach of letting the diversified students and professionals to be the part of institution.
Bottom line
The critical race theory covers all aspects of how racism affects educational sector and can be studied. Along with highlighting its different modes and evaluation patterns, the theory suggest better way out to deal with the issues. It seems one rule for all that encourage educational institutes to come up with a diversified culture. By accepting more diversified students and professionals and giving, those similar opportunities will reduce the impact. Moreover, the racism studies and awareness campaigns can lead to a better situation of all time in order to come up with better chances of growth. On the other hand, students have a potential to get into deeper studies and highlight more domains of racism. Theory help and support in unfolding more dimensions of studies and coming up with better conclusions.