White teacher candidates' dispositions for social justice

What is it about?

The process of becotrtitig culturally competent teachers could be hitidered depending on the kind of dispositions individuals have toward racial/ethnic diversity. The atialysis of 54 White teacher candidates' beliefs toward race and ethnicity revealed that the participants' beliefs were deeply embedded in Whiteness and that they did not identify White privilege as a type of racism. The

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Why is it important?

It recommendsthat an affective approach that will make White teacher candidates emotionally engage in the conversation on race be taken in teacher education programs. Culturally competent teachers should not only possess knowledge and skills about teaching racially/ethnically different students, but also should possess a strong sense of social justice by thinking about whether or not their teaching contributes to society's advancement or to moral evil.