ERIC Number: EJ1309553
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 16
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Bringing DisCrit Theory to Practice in the Development of an Action for Equity Collaborative Network: Passion Projects
Race, Ethnicity and Education, v24 n5 p703-718 2021
Disability Critical Race Theory (Dis/Crit) was useful as a tool and a lens for the development of a collaborative network of educators, community providers, and community stakeholders including educators, community members, parents, and individuals. Initially I engaged these stakeholders in action research sessions to inform planning for developing contextualized cultural competence among pre-service special education teachers. Examining equity and inequity in educational and community experiences for people representing minoritized identities including disability, race, ethnicity, language, immigrant status, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status broadened our focus and passion for change. Expanding the process of building collective narrative inquiry, our network built projects to disrupt inequities at the intersections of disability and race in schools and community spaces. I discuss the utility of finding common ground in the theoretical framing lens Dis/Crit provides for planning action and collaboration among stakeholders. Finally, I share projects developed through our process to illustrate the influence of specific tenets of DisCrit theory in practical collaborative action.
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Critical Theory, Students with Disabilities, Action Research, Cultural Awareness, Preservice Teacher Education, Special Education Teachers, Equal Education, Minority Groups, Race, Disabilities, Sexual Identity, Immigrants, Socioeconomic Status, Educational Change, Gender Differences, Educational Environment, Stakeholders, School Community Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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