Description
Book SynopsisDrawing on decades of research and examples from their own practices, the authors provide best practices in race dialogue facilitation. Through concrete lesson plans and hands-on material, both experienced and novice facilitators can immediately use this inclusive curriculum in a variety of classrooms, work spaces, and organisations.
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Foreword Patricia Gurin ix
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Introduction 1
- Scope and Content 2
- Dialogue: A Tool for Creating a Participatory Democracy 3
- Note 4
- 1. Why Is There a Need for Race Dialogues? A Brief Primer on Race in The United States 5
- What Is Race? It’s Complicated 6
- Why Does Race Matter? Understanding Racism 9
- Racial Inequality in Education 11
- Conclusion 15
- Notes 15
- 2. What Is Intergroup Dialogue? 17
- Where Did Dialogue Come From? 20
- What the Research Shows 20
- Intergroup Dialogue Models 21
- Our Research Findings 22
- Conclusion 24
- 3. Setting Up an Inclusive Dialogue Space 25
- Dialogue Nuts and Bolts 25
- Preparing for Dialogue: Key Concepts and Activities 27
- Conclusion 36
- Note 37
- 4. Dialogue Facilitation: A Science and an Art 38
- Facilitating a Dialogue vs. Teaching: A Freirean Model of Education 39
- The Role of the Facilitator 40
- Facilitation Training and Facilitator Models 40
- What Good Facilitators Do 43
- What Good Facilitators Do Not Do 51
- Conclusion 52
- 5. The Power of Sharing Stories 54
- The Importance of Storytelling 54
- Vulnerability 54
- Multiple Ways of Knowing 55
- Expect and Name Emotion 55
- Find Learning Edges 57
- Connecting Personal Experiences with Structural Inequalities 57
- Conclusion 61
- 6. Asking Good Questions and Responding to Participant Comments 62
- Asking Better Questions 62
- Responding to Participant Comments 67
- Conclusion 71
- 7. Co-facilitation 73
- Selecting Co-facilitators 74
- Best Practices in Co-facilitation 76
- Debrief Prompts for Facilitators 79
- Conclusion 79
- 8. Encountering Conflict and Resistance 81
- Why Is There Resistance? 82
- Preparing for Pushback 86
- The Art of the Apology 91
- Conclusion 93
- 9. Responding to Conflict and Resistance 95
- Immediate Response 95
- Concrete Actions 101
- When There Is Disruptive Behavior 102
- Conclusion 104
- 10.Managing Resistance Among Different Stakeholders—Our Story: A Case Study 106
- Program Development 106
- Resistance 107
- The Big Lesson Learned 112
- 11. Race Dialogues Curriculum 113
- Dialogue Structure 114
- How to Structure a Dialogue Session 114
- Debriefing 117
- Participant Journal 118
- Grouping 118
- Time Constraints 119
- A Note for High School Educators 120
- Lesson 1: Why Are We Talking About Race? 121
- Lesson 2: How Do We Engage in Dialogues About Race? 124
- Lesson 3:Developing Group Norms 131
- Lesson 4:The History of Racism 136
- Lesson 5: Understanding Social Identities 140
- Lesson 6: Interpersonal Racism and Microaggressions 146
- Lesson 7: Individual Racism: Implicit Bias and Cycle of Socialization 151
- Lesson 8: Exploring Group Privilege and Oppression 156
- Lesson 9: Institutional Racism 161
- Lesson 10: Caucus Groups and Fishbowls 164
- Lesson 11: Hot Topics 167
- Lesson 12: Allyhood I—Interrupting Individual Racism 169
- Lesson 13: Allyhood II—How to Be an Aspiring Ally 175
- Lesson 14: Adjourning the Dialogue 177
- Conclusion 180
- Appendix A. Social Justice Concepts 183
- Appendix B. Icebreakers/Community Builders 187
- Appendix C. Closing Activities 190
- Appendix D. Values List 192
- Appendix E. Facilitator Feedback Form 193
- Appendix F. Privilege Walk Statements 194
- Appendix G. PASK: Facilitator Personal Assessment Chart 196
- Appendix H. The PALS Approach 198
- Appendix I. Videos 200
- References 203
- Index 212
- About the Authors 223
