Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education [Hardcover]

This textbook presents an integrative approach to thinking about research methods for social justice. In today's education landscape, there is a growing interest in scholar-activism and ways of doing research that advances educational equity. This text provides a foundational overview of important theoretical and philosophical issues specific to this kind of work in Section I. In Section II, readers engage with various ways of thinking about, collecting, and analyzing data, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Finally, in Section III, through case studies and research narratives, readers will learn about real scholars and their work. This book takes a wide-ranging approach to ways that various modalities and practices of research can contribute to an equity mission.

Part I Theoretical and Philosophical Issues.- 1. Re-positioning Power and Re-imagining Reflexivity: Examining Positionality and Building Validity Through Reconstructive Horizon Analysis.- 2. Considering Positionality: The Ethics of Conducting Research with Marginalized Groups.- 3. Flipping the Paradigm: Studying Up and Research for Social Justice.- 4. Framing Critical Race Theory and Methodologies.- 5. Disentangling the Complexities of Queer Theory and Intersectionality Theory: Research Paradigms and Insights for Social Justice.- 6. Using Critical Theory in Educational Research.- 7. Viewing Research for Social Justice and Equity Through the Lens of Zygmunt Bauman's Theory of Liquid Modernity.- 8. Thinking Critically about Social Justice Methods : Methods as Contingent Foundations .- 9. Institutional Review Boards: Purposes and Applications for Students.- Part II Approaches to Data Collection and Analysis.- 10. Typical Areas of Confusion for Students New to Qualitative Research.- 11.Youth Participatory Action Research: The Nuts and Bolts as Well as the Roses and Thorns.- 12. Advancing Social Justice with Policy DiscourlƒÁ