'Those Are the Things That We Need to Be Talking About': the Impact of Learning about the History of Racial Oppression during Ghana Study Abroad
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| Title: | 'Those Are the Things That We Need to Be Talking About': the Impact of Learning about the History of Racial Oppression during Ghana Study Abroad |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Katarzyna Olcon (ORCID |
| Source: | Race, Ethnicity and Education. 2022 25(5):665-682. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Study Abroad, Racism, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Slavery, Colonialism |
| Geographic Terms: | Ghana |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13613324.2019.1679750 |
| ISSN: | 1361-3324 1470-109X |
| Abstract: | This article examined what U.S. college students who participated in a Ghana study abroad program learned about the history of racial oppression and the meaning-making that resulted from that knowledge. Based on inductive thematic analysis of a variety of qualitative data sources, four themes were identified: (1) the suffering and resilience of African and African descent people; (2) 'it's still happening today'; (3) 'you don't learn about that in school'; and (4) remembrance, equity, and healing. Students expressed frustration with the U.S. education system which 'breezes through' the topics of slavery and colonialism. As connections between the past and present racial oppression in the United States and globally were recognized, students yearned for a forthright education and dialogue about racism as a first step toward acknowledging historical trauma and creating a racially equitable society. More explicit education related to slavery and colonialism and their current repercussions is needed. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1414013 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article examined what U.S. college students who participated in a Ghana study abroad program learned about the history of racial oppression and the meaning-making that resulted from that knowledge. Based on inductive thematic analysis of a variety of qualitative data sources, four themes were identified: (1) the suffering and resilience of African and African descent people; (2) 'it's still happening today'; (3) 'you don't learn about that in school'; and (4) remembrance, equity, and healing. Students expressed frustration with the U.S. education system which 'breezes through' the topics of slavery and colonialism. As connections between the past and present racial oppression in the United States and globally were recognized, students yearned for a forthright education and dialogue about racism as a first step toward acknowledging historical trauma and creating a racially equitable society. More explicit education related to slavery and colonialism and their current repercussions is needed. |
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| ISSN: | 1361-3324 1470-109X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13613324.2019.1679750 |
