Technology Segregation: Disrupting Racist Frameworks in Early Childhood Education

Technology segregation in early childhood programs in the US is an ongoing issue, with young Black children being denied technological access and affected by segregation. This research utilizes critical race theory to reveal the problem's root causes in policy, racial hierarchies, funding, residential segregation, and the digital divide. It offers disruptions to counter this deficit discourse based on white supremacy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 15 July 2021
Publisher: Lexington Books

Technology segregation is a persistent practice within early childhood programs in the United States. This extensive research, encompassing two qualitative studies conducted in the Northeast, uncovers a startling connection between school segregation and technology segregation. By employing critical race theory as the theoretical framework, this study reveals that young Black children face direct denial of technological access, which significantly impacts their educational trajectories. The dynamics of PTO fundraising and other monetary donations to public schools exhibit varying patterns across districts and neighborhoods, often driven by segregation. Consequently, structural racism thrives within these early childhood programs, as Black students are excluded from another vital content area and practice. This book offers a comprehensive definition of the problem of technology segregation, encompassing policy, racial hierarchies, funding, residential segregation, and the digital divide. It boldly challenges the racist framework and unveils innovative strategies to counteract the deficit discourse rooted in white supremacy.

Weight: 236g
Dimension: 218 x 154 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781498584456