Race Is . . .
Critical Race Theory and Qualitative Studies in Education. Laurence Parker, Donna Deyhle, and Sofia Villenas, eds. For these reasons, it is a valuable volume in the literature of research on crucial sociocultural issues in education. CRT extends and refocuses recent research practices of educational anthropologists that counter, through the use of individual stories of success, the dominant perspectives about the lack of school achievement on the part of students who are racially, culturally, or linguistically different from the mainstream. CRT places the focus of analysis on uncovering benevolent and paternalistic forms of racism in educational policy and practice.