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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52941#.VK3YEMnQrzE Author(s)   Jerome Rabow * , Manpreet Dhillon Affiliation(s) University of California, Los Angeles, USA . ABSTRACT This paper addresses the ways in which our everyday usage of the common phrase “people of color” perpetuates a basic inequality in language use. A suggestion to eliminate inequality in teaching is proposed.   KEYWORDS Race , Racisim , Teaching , Inequality Cite this paper Rabow, J. and Dhillon, M. (2015) Balancing Scales of Language Injustice. Sociology Mind , 5 , 23-26. doi: 10.4236/sm.2015.51003 .   References [ 1 ] Chen, K. (2013). Could Your Language Affect Your Ability to Save Money? YouTube. Web. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3YTbubyjI   [ 2 ] Feagin, J. R. (2013). The White Racial Frame: Centuries of Racial Framing and Counter-Framing (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.   [ 3 ] F...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52656#.VKCoVcCAM4 Author(s)     Paola Magnano 1* , Giuseppe Santisi 2 , Tiziana Ramaci 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy . 2 Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, Catania, Italy . ABSTRACT Motivation to teach is a complex construct; often it is not observed directly but rather inferred from the teachers’ behavioural indexes, such as verbalisations, task choices and goal-directed activities. It is related to what energises, directs and sustains teachers’ behaviour as they move toward accomplishing their goals of student achievement. Meta...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52656#.VJzT-cCAM4 Author(s)     Paola Magnano 1* , Giuseppe Santisi 2 , Tiziana Ramaci 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy . 2 Department of Science of Education, University of Catania, Catania, Italy . ABSTRACT Motivation to teach is a complex construct; often it is not observed directly but rather inferred from the teachers’ behavioural indexes, such as verbalisations, task choices and goal-directed activities. It is related to what energises, directs and sustains teachers’ behaviour as they move toward accomplishing their goals of student achievement. Meta...