Falling into the Gap: The Coloniality of Achievement Gap Discourses and Their Responses

Autor/inn/en	Wright, James; Kim, Taeyeon
Titel	Falling into the Gap: The Coloniality of Achievement Gap Discourses and Their Responses
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 44 (2023) 5, S.796-811 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wright, James) ORCID (Kim, Taeyeon)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
DOI	10.1080/01596306.2023.2185768
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gap; Debt (Financial); Educational Opportunities; Colonialism; Social Systems; Race; Educational Policy; Educational Change; Power Structure; Racism; Ideology; Whites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Kolonialismus; Social system; Soziales System; Rasse; Abstammung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsreform; Rassismus; Ideologie; White; Weißer
Abstract	This paper critically analyzes gap discourses in student learning, starting from the achievement gap, education debt, and opportunity gaps, applying the lens of coloniality, racial-capitalism, and modernity (CRCM). Gap discourses are the prevalent rationale behind educational policies and school reforms globally. Specifically in the United States, achievement gap discourses contribute substantially to the educational framework that minoritized students (students of color) are inherently -- intellectually and academically -- behind White students. This paper will show the pervasive power of achievement gap discourses and their influence on school policy, practices, and norms. Additionally, we highlight how some of the most formidable achievement gap critiques fail to grasp the power of gap discourses. In some cases, these critiques end up reifying White supremacy ideologies. We propose a decoloniality framework or a layered and multi-disciplinary response to help re-think the entire gap discourses informed by White supremacy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01