Troubling the (Public) Rhetoric of School Reform: The New Visions and Familiar Conflicts of CReATE (Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education)

• In Event: Poster Session 8
  In Poster Session: Engaging Documentary Methods to Cultivate Reflective Teaching and Learning

Abstract

Chicago Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE) – to interrogate myths and realities and provide new visions for schooling in that city. Prior to a highly publicized mayoral campaign and election that would inevitably disrupt a political dynasty, the grassroots group sought to be a resource and share research-based perspectives on the public debates surrounding school reform in Chicago and around the country. Taking a curriculum studies approach to doing documentary research, this paper promises to highlight--through portraiture-based vignettes--the troubling rhetoric around school reform while exploring new visions and familiar conflicts.

Authors

• Brian D. Schultz, Northeastern Illinois University

• Isabel Nunez, Concordia University - Chicago

• Pamela J. Konkol, Concordia University - Chicago