Critically Examining the Cutting-Room Floor: What We’re Not Talking About in Research

Session Type: Invited Session

Abstract

To whom are we accountable when conducting and disseminating research, particularly when it involves vulnerable and historically marginalized populations? What are our roles as researchers in not only deciding what to study but also the appropriate methods for how to study a particular issue? Is research, as it currently stands, even the best way to approach our questions? These questions go beyond acknowledging our biases when approaching research; they involve taking a critical look at what is left on the “cutting room floors” of our research. In graduate programs, we’re taught how to do research: how to collect data, analyze results, interpret findings, and draw conclusions. However, we rarely have conversations that critically examine research(er) ethics, its implications for the communities we work with, and our self-care. Through small and large group activities, participants will examine the aforementioned topics and strategize ways to make research more humanizing.

Sub Unit

• Division G - Social Context of Education

Chairs

• Kristi Lynn Donaldson, University of Notre Dame

• Sakeena G. Everett, Michigan State University

Speaker

• Django Paris, Michigan State University