Exploring the impacts of the Rebel mascot: insights gained from school-based helping professionals

School mascots, including the Confederate Rebel, have come under scrutiny with calls to adopt more inclusive and representative symbols for all school stakeholders. Using qualitative methodology, we interviewed six school-based helping professionals in a southeastern US school district to examine th...

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Published inRace, ethnicity and education Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 776 - 795
Main Authors Davis, Eric S., Lancaster, Chloe, Topdemir, Cynthia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 18.09.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Confederate symbolism
culturally insensitive school mascots
Helping professionals
Mascots
Qualitative research
School districts
School-based social justice
Scrutiny
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Summary:School mascots, including the Confederate Rebel, have come under scrutiny with calls to adopt more inclusive and representative symbols for all school stakeholders. Using qualitative methodology, we interviewed six school-based helping professionals in a southeastern US school district to examine their perceptions and experiences with the educational, personal, social, and community impacts associated with the Rebel school mascot. Four unique themes were identified from the participants and will be discussed along with implications and future research.
ISSN:1361-3324
1470-109X
DOI:10.1080/13613324.2023.2192951