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Reflexivity and the Role of the White Researcher in the Field of ‘Race’, Anti/Racism and Education

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As a White person my positionality and reflexive approach are essential elements of the book. In this chapter I engage in a reflexive examination of the role and il/legitimacy of the White researcher and critic of Whiteness—supremacy and privilege—and seek to be aware of the danger of the impact of White power and perspectives, especially in this field of research.

This chapter is based on an adapted and developed version of Crozier, G. (2003) Researching black parents: making sense of the role of research and the researcher, Qualitative Research, 3(1), 79–94.

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Crozier, G. (2023). Reflexivity and the Role of the White Researcher in the Field of ‘Race’, Anti/Racism and Education. In: Racism and Education in Britain . Palgrave Studies in Race, Inequality and Social Justice in Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18931-9_3

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