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Making Meaning Of Equity In A Computer Science For All Research Practitioner Partnership, Itza D. Martínez
Making Meaning Of Equity In A Computer Science For All Research Practitioner Partnership, Itza D. Martínez
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation explored how a Computer Science for All (CSforALL) Research Practitioner Partnership (RPP) conceived of and addressed equity through their professional learning community (PLC) structure. Through an adapted equity framework, I analyzed qualities of equity literacy, as defined by Gorksi and Pothini (2018), as well as access and participation of three centrally located PLCs. Using qualitative methods, I examined the meeting artifacts, such as agendas, meeting notes, and video recordings, in order to understand how equity literacy developed over time. I also examined if and how established protocols, commonly used to facilitate collaborative work in PLCs, promoted equity literacy. …