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In The Spirit of Our Work, Dr. Cynthia Dillard centers the spiritual lives of Black women educators and their students, arguing that spirituality has guided Black people throughout the diaspora. She demonstrates how Black women teachers and teacher educators can heal, resist, and (re)member their identities in ways that are empowering for them and their students. Dillard emphasizes that any discussion of Black teachers’ lives and work cannot be limited to truncated identities as enslaved persons in the Americas.
The Spirit of Our Work addresses questions that remain largely invisible in what is known about teaching and teacher education. According to Dillard, this invisibility renders the powerful approaches to Black education that are imbodied and marshaled by Black women teachers unknown and largely unavailable to inform policy, practice, and theory in education. The Spirit of Our Work highlights how the intersectional identities of Black women teachers matter in teaching and learning and how educational settings might more carefully and conscientiously curate structures of support that pay explicit and necessary attention to spirituality as a crucial consideration.
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Release date
November 16, 2021 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780807013878
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780807013878
- File size: 1944 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from December 1, 2021
In this work intended primarily for Black women preparing to teach Black children, Dillard (dean, Coll. of Education, Seattle Univ.) aims to emphasize the humanity and spirituality central to Black identity and thus help educators repair the damage resulting from centuries of pain endured by Black communities in the United States. Dillard's book is centered on her decades spent leading the Ghana Study Abroad in Education program, connecting her students--undergraduate and graduate and educators--to a vibrant and confident Black society where they can integrate a new awareness of Black strengths and achievements into their professional development. Dillard's language is poetic as she conveys her vision of Black excellence and determination and tells stories of meeting successful Ghanaian women and visiting the slave markets that link Africa to its diaspora. VERDICT Highly recommended. Dillard has written a remarkable book that will move readers committed to making the United States a more just and inclusive society.--Elizabeth Hayford, formerly at Associated Coll. of the Midwest, Evanston, IL
Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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