Canadian Children and Race: Toward an Antiracism Analysis

Abstract

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Psychological research on Canadian children and race has shown that young White and racialized children generally have a pro-White bias. While scholars have utilized developmental </span><span>or social psychological explanations for this finding, none </span><span>have used an antiracism lens to interpret children’s racial attitudes or to develop an antiracism pedagogy. To address this research gap, this article uses antiracism theory as an </span><span>analytical tool to explore the social-historical processes that </span><span>have affected how children evaluate racial differences and </span><span>White identity. It also briefly proposes antiracism teaching practices specific to early childhood education settings. </span></p></div></div></div></div>