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Exploring Approaches To Data Literacy Through A Critical Race Theory Perspective, Britney Johnson, Benjamin R. Shapiro, Betsy Disalvo, Annabel Rothschild, Carl Disalvo
Exploring Approaches To Data Literacy Through A Critical Race Theory Perspective, Britney Johnson, Benjamin R. Shapiro, Betsy Disalvo, Annabel Rothschild, Carl Disalvo
Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
In this paper, we describe and analyze a workshop developed for a work training program called DataWorks. In this
workshop, data workers chose a topic of their interest, sourced and processed data on that topic, and used that data to create
presentations. Drawing from discourses of data literacy; epistemic agency and lived experience; and critical race theory, we analyze the workshops’ activities and outcomes. Through this analysis, three themes emerge: the tensions between epistemic agency and the context of work, encountering the ordinariness of racism through data work, and understanding the personal as communal and intersectional. Finally, critical race theory …
The Proliferation Of Theoretical Paradigms Quandary: How One Novice Researcher Used Eclecticism As A Solution, David W. Stinson
The Proliferation Of Theoretical Paradigms Quandary: How One Novice Researcher Used Eclecticism As A Solution, David W. Stinson
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Faculty Publications
When a doctoral student plans to conduct qualitative education research, the aspect of the dissertation that often becomes problematic is determining which theoretical paradigm(s) might frame the study. In this article, the author discusses how he resolved the quandary through eclecticism. The author begins by describing briefly the purpose of his dissertation study, providing a justification for eclecticism in the selection of theories. He follows with a description of the three theories— poststructural theory, critical race theory, and critical theory—that framed his study and discusses briefly the methodology employed. The author concludes with a discussion of likely objections of his …