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ERIC Number: EJ1238123
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1547-1888
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Pursuing Inclusive Schools: The Case of Youth Researchers of Color Expanding a New Vision
Gonzalez, Taucia; Bertrand, Melanie; Salinas, Sarah
Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, v19 n1 p4-22 Fall 2019
This qualitative study examines how youth of Color with and without disabilities used youth participatory action research (YPAR) to advance a youth-centered conceptualization of inclusive education (IE). We examined data over the course of an academic year, which included weekly video recordings of whole-group and small-group interactions in the YPAR meetings, participant artifacts, youth and school adult interviews, and weekly adult researcher reflections. Using an interdisciplinary theoretical framework, we used inductive and deductive ethnographic approaches to code and categorize data. Findings indicate that both YPAR youth and school personnel contended with a lack of resources, but only youth identified relational tensions with their teachers. YPAR youth re-envisioned an action-oriented school with new teacher-student relationships, whereas school personnel wanted student voice but for academic rather than emancipatory outcomes. A youth research presentation functioned as a critical tool for personnel to re-envision equity through a youth-centered vision. The findings make the case for a participatory era of IE that centers the experiences of historically marginalized youth.
Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, Council for Exceptional Children. 615 E 52nd Street Suite 347, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110. Tel: 816-235-2401; Fax: 816-235-2260; e-mail: umkcmultiple@umkc.edu; Web site: https://multiplevoicesjournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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