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dysconscious racism and teacher education  

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  • Dysconsciousness refers to an uncritical habit of mind (including perceptions, attitudes, assumptions, and beliefs) that justifies inequity and exploitation by accepting the existing order of things as a given. This cognitively limited mode of thinking shapes one's identity and distorts one's consciousness—that is, one's awareness and sense of agency. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Dysconscious Racism and Teacher Education]

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