Counteracting racism in education? Norwegian principals' efforts in working against racism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2149649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Blikstad Nyegaard (0009-0008-5358-3007, University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01419870.2024.2380926 |
| OpenAlex | W4401113105 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 47 |
Education plays a fundamental role in the counteraction of racism. Although school leaders hold a central position in counteracting racism, little is known about their everyday efforts in this endeavor. Considering the persistent presence of racism, it is imperative to understand the efforts undertaken by these powerful actors. In this study, in-depth interviews with 14 Norwegian principals have shown patterns of avoidance and denial of racism. Using the concept of everyday racism, principals' practices were analyzed as multilevel work. This study highlights the importance of awareness of the complexities of racism and the need for powerful actors to engage in the critical exploration of racism and antiracism, and it argues that by making racism a nonissue, principals play a key role in absolving their schools of the pedagogical responsibility to counteract racism. Meanwhile, it also places focus on the structures around principals that inhibit their opportunity to engage in antiracism
Anti-racism · Criminology · Institutional racism · Norwegian · Political science · Psychometrics of racism · Racial bias · Racism · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
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Toward a Theory of Anti-Oppressive Education
Racial/ethnic discrimination and well-being during adolescence
Educational Leadership and Social Justice
Thematic Analysis
Racism as a Determinant of Health
Humiliation, dehumanization and the quest for dignity
Relating Worlds of Racism
Routledge International Handbook of Contemporary Racisms
Meritocracy 2.0
Doing Interviews
“We don’t throw stones, we throw flowers”
Affirming or contesting white innocence? Anti-racism frames in grassroots activists’ accounts
The politics of curricular erasure
Learning racism in the absence of ‘race’
Good intentions, colonial relations
Beyond denial
Locations of racism in education
So incredibly equal’
School Leadership and Racism
Avoiding backlash
Becoming a “Foreigner
Transformative Leadership
Culturally Responsive School Leadership
Everyday Antiracism in Education
Interrogating boundaries of the everyday nation through first impressions
Anti-racism in Schools
Europe and the Silence about Race
Invisible Fences
You end up doing the document rather than doing the doing
Working against racism
Introduction
Racism as neglect and denial
Racism in public or public racism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |