Contents
Foreword? Jamaal A. Bowman?ix
Acknowledgments?xi
Introduction: (Re)Conceptualizing Care in Urban Schools?1
Radical Care?3
A Continuum of Care?4
Urban Schools?6
The Case for Radical Care?7
Arriving at Radical Care?10
Organization of the Book?12
1.??Component 1: Adopting an Antiracist Stance?15
What Does it Mean to Adopt an Antiracist Stance??16
Conditions for Adopting an Antiracist Stance?18
When Antiracist Practices are Absent?21
Adopting an Antiracist Stance in Practice?22
Conclusion?25
2.??Component 2: Cultivating Authentic Relationships?26
Characteristics of Authentic Relationships?27
Conditions for Cultivating Authentic Relationships?29
When Authentic Relationships are Absent?31
Cultivating Authentic Relationships in Practice?32
Conclusion?39
3.??Component 3: Believing in Students? and Teachers? Capacity for Excellence?40
Believing in the Capacity for Excellence?42
Conditions for Promoting Excellence?44
Limiting Care Approaches to Excellence?46
Believing in Students? and Teachers? Capacity for Excellence in Practice?48
Conclusion?53
4.??Component 4: Leveraging Power Strategically?54
What it Means to Strategically Leverage Power?55
Conditions for Leveraging Power Strategically?58
Failing to Strategically Leverage Power?59
Strategically Leveraging Power in Action?60
Conclusion?65
5.??Component 5: Embracing a Spirit of Radical Hope?66
What is Radical Hope??67
Conditions That Foster Radical Hope?68
What Radical Hope is Not?69
Radical Hope in Action?70
Conclusion?72
6.??Conclusion?74
The Components of Radical Care Working Synergistically?75
Radical Care in Institutions of Higher Education?77
Closing Thoughts: Leveraging Privilege to Enact Radical Care?79
Appendix: School Descriptions?81
Notes?83
References?85
Index?95
About the Author?103