Red Light! Green Light! An Analytic Frame & Learning Device for Race Talk
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| Title: | Red Light! Green Light! An Analytic Frame & Learning Device for Race Talk |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ashley J. Carey, Hilary Lustick, James Noonan, Peter Piazza |
| Source: | Equity & Excellence in Education. 2025 58(3):178-190. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Race, Racism, Racial Factors, Dialogs (Language), White Teachers, Administrators, Faculty Development, Language Usage, Teacher Response |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10665684.2025.2490894 |
| ISSN: | 1066-5684 1547-3457 |
| Abstract: | Predominantly White educator groups often struggle to talk about race, even when that is their explicit aim. This study examines conversational patterns in one district's antiracist book study to explore how individual comments promote or obstruct racial dialogue. We find that contributions that blocked race talk (what we call red lights) dominated discussions, reinforcing norms of race avoidance, while those that opened and encouraged race talk (what we call green lights) were rare. We use these terms to structure our analysis and propose them as a framework to help educators identify and disrupt race-avoidant conversational patterns to encourage racial literacy development. This research underscores the critical role of facilitation in guiding race talk and highlights the potential for red lights to be reframed as opportunities for growth. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1490726 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Predominantly White educator groups often struggle to talk about race, even when that is their explicit aim. This study examines conversational patterns in one district's antiracist book study to explore how individual comments promote or obstruct racial dialogue. We find that contributions that blocked race talk (what we call red lights) dominated discussions, reinforcing norms of race avoidance, while those that opened and encouraged race talk (what we call green lights) were rare. We use these terms to structure our analysis and propose them as a framework to help educators identify and disrupt race-avoidant conversational patterns to encourage racial literacy development. This research underscores the critical role of facilitation in guiding race talk and highlights the potential for red lights to be reframed as opportunities for growth. |
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| ISSN: | 1066-5684 1547-3457 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10665684.2025.2490894 |
