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Pushing Oneself Toward Critical Consciousness: A Self-Study of a Freirean Educator
(University of California, 2013)Using a self-study methodology to illustrate the ways in which educational institutions can be socially reproductive, hegemonic, and oppressive, the essayist reflects upon his experiences as an elementary school teacher ... -
Student use of Aspirational and Linguistic Social Capital in an Urban Immigrant-centered English Immersion High School
(University of North Carolina Press, 2013)Expanding upon Yosso's theory of community cultural wealth, this interview-based qualitative study finds that Mexican youth in an urban two-year English immersion high school here referred to as Literacy High are assisted ... -
A Broader Definition of Fragile States:The Communities and Schools of Brazil’s "Favelas"
(Teachers College, Columbia University, 2012)Though the existing literature on the favelas (or shantytowns) of Brazil thoroughly documents the chaotic and violent nature of life within them, few connections have been made between the literature on favelas, fragility ... -
A Place for Organisational Critical Consciousness: Comparing Two Case Studies of Freirean Nonprofits
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-04-14)One of the primary goals of Freirean theory is the achievement of a higher level of political and social consciousness amongst participants in educational programming. Freire himself only loosely defined this sense of ... -
The Multiple Influences on Non-formal Instructional Practices in Rural Mozambique: Exploring the Limits of World Culture Theory
(The University of Chicago Press, 2014-05)This article presents findings from 12 months of ethnographic observations of non-formal adult education classes offered by an internationally-funded nonprofit, referred to in this paper as Comunidades de Poder (or CDP). ... -
The Stark Reality of the ‘White Saviour’ Complex and the Need for Critical Consciousness: A Document Analysis of the Early Journals of a Freirean Educator
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)While the Anglophone academic literature has long engaged in analysis of the role of privilege in the work of educators in the global North, this article represents an initial foray into such analysis in non-formal educational ... -
North American adult literacy programs and Latin American immigrants: how critical pedagogy can help nonprofit literacy programming in the United States
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)As nonprofit adult literacy programs are often the only options for low-income Latin American immigrants in North America, problems accompanying these programs affect the ability of immigrants to benefit from them. North ... -
The “power” of value-added thinking: Exploring the implementation of high-stakes teacher accountability policies in Rio de Janeiro
(2017-08-21)The purpose of this article is to ethnographically document the market-based ideological assumptions of Rio de Janeiro’s educational policymakers, and the ways in which those assumptions have informed these policymakers’ ... -
Insights into experiences in student research forums: The case of the TESOL Doctoral Student Forum
(New Prairie Press, 2011)The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of student research forum participation on adult learners in doctoral programs from around the world. Through the analysis of qualitative data gathered via an open - ... -
An Examination of the Technological Aspects and Changes Influencing Healthy Girl-Produced Media and How Female Adolescents' Perceive Beauty
(Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 2013-03-25)This mixed methods study explored how technological changes influenced female adolescents' access to and perceptions of healthy girl-produced media images of feminine beauty.We utilized an online survey, web-based interviews, ... -
Transforming Educational Leadership Preparation: Starting with Ourselves
(Nova Southeastern University, 2016)To lead for social justice, scholars have maintained aspiring leaders should examine their own values and beliefs that dictate, to a great extent, their day-to-day decision-making and responsibilities. To do so requires ... -
The Voice of One- The Power of Many: Advancing Social Justice One Individual at a Time
(Caddo Gap Press, 2016)In this article, the authors explore the question: How should faculty prepare educators to advocate for equity, value their own contributions, and avoid the disillusionment and despair that is only natural when those moments ... -
Emerging Leaders for Social Justice: Negotiating the Journey Through Action Research
(Rowman & Littlefield, 2013-01)The purpose of this qualitative research study was to understand the experience of graduate students in an educational leadership program as they began to apply leadership for social justice theory through the process of ... -
Negotiating the “Ideal Immigrant:” A Microanalysis of Email Exchanges Between a Latina Adult and Newcomer Student.
(2010-01-01)This paper provides analysis of a series of email correspondences between a secondary newcomer Latina and a Latina business professional within the same urban community. It chronicles an attempt to sidestep the limits of ... -
Intentional Professional Development: Feedback from Student Affairs Professionals
(NASPA, 2006-01-01)Despite long-standing calls for more intentional professional development as a way to ensure a higher quality workforce in student affairs, little progress has been made. Various committees and task forces have suggested ... -
Professionalism, Scholarly Practice, and Professional Development in Student Affairs
(NASPA, 2007-01-01)This article presents a synthesis of recent literature on professionalism in student affairs. Attention is given to the nature of professionalism, a discussion of student affairs as a profession, the scholarly practice of ... -
Scholarship in Student Affairs Revisited: The Summit on Scholarship, March 2006
(NASPA, 2006-01-01)Over the past 5 years, ACPA and NASPA have promoted conversations about an exploration of scholarship in the field through dedicated special issues of their journals (2001 and 2002 respectively) to the topic. The leadership ...
