Latino Doctoral Students' Experiences With Activist Inquiry as a Means to Address Educational Justice

• In Event: 16.056 - Roundtable Session 4
  In Roundtable Session: 16.056-21 - Roundtable 3: Kindergarten Through Higher Education

Abstract

This proposal highlights a case study that focuses on Latino doctoral students’ experiences with their development as advocates for dignity and justice. The case study highlights their engagement with activists modes of inquiry in promoting social justice in educational research, schools, and communities.The study employed Social constructivism as its theoretical framework and employed pláticas as a
method for data collection. The initial findings highlight experiences and emerging critical consciousness developed through conversations and reflections, experiences of tension with traditional modes of inquiry,and reflections on applying activist modes of inquiry within a public school project.

Authors

• Patricia Rocha, Texas State University

• Yvette Cantu, Texas State University

• Miguel Angel Guajardo, Texas State University - San Marcos

• Samuel Garcia, Texas State University

• Jocabed Marquez, Texas State University