Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture and Inequity in U.S. and South African Schools
Program:
- Introduction by Linda Darling-Hammond
- Talk by Prudence Carter
- Q&A with H. Samy Alim and Joel Samoff
- Open discussion Reception and book signing
About the book: What are the features of the school environment that make the incorporation of students of color greater at some schools than at others? In her new book, Stubborn Roots: Race, Culture, and Inequality in U.S. And South African Schools (Oxford University Press, 2012), Prudence Carter seeks to answer this basic but bedeviling question through a rich comparative analysis of the organizational and group dynamics in eight schools located within four cities in the United States and South Africa. Stubborn Roots provides insight into how school communities can better incorporate previously disadvantaged groups and engender equity by addressing socio-cultural contexts and promoting "cultural flexibility." It also raises important and timely questions about the social, political, and philosophical purposes of multiracial schooling and cautions against narrow approaches to education that merely focus on test-scores and resources.
About Prudence Carter: Carter is Associate Professor of Education and, by courtesy, of Sociology at Stanford and co-director of SCOPE. She is the author of numerous publications, including the award-winning book, Keepin' It Real: School Success beyond Black and White (Oxford University Press, 2005). Carter’s primary research focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, class, culture, and gender on educational and mobility outcomes among various social groups. At present, she is completing a co-edited volume with Kevin Welner, Closing the Opportunity Gap: What America Must Do to Give Every Child an Even Chance. FULL BIO>>
