Practical Application of Critical Race Theory: A Social Justice Course Design
- 17 April 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Social Work Education
- Vol. 53 (3) , 414-423
Abstract
Social work education aims to prepare students to effectively engage with diverse people and groups. This article presents a practical application of critical race theory (CRT) toward that end. It describes a brief history of curricular approaches to teaching diversity and social justice and examines a few of the challenges with current curricular approaches that CRT has the potential to mitigate. I provide an overview of CRT and discusses the utility of applying CRT to the design of a diversity and social justice course in a social work education program. A logic model, which illustrates the application of CRT and a social justice approach, is presented and discussed. The model includes strategies, course methods, student outcomes, and influential factors.Keywords
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