Nice Girls like Us: Confronting White Liberalism in Teacher Education and Ourselves

• Main Authors: Kristen L. White (Author), Sophie Degener (Author), Amy Tondreau (Author), Wendy Gardiner (Author), Tierney B. Hinman (Author), Tess M. Dussling (Author), Elizabeth Y. Stevens (Author), Nance S. Wilson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Niceness includes behaviors such as avoiding conflict or controversial topics, being submissive and people-pleasing, performing teaching as "love" in uncritical ways, accepting deficit perspectives, and upholding patriarchal structures. In the spirit of Niceness, white female teachers ofte...