61.056 - Toward a Taxonomy of Collaborative Research in Education and the Social Sciences

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This yearlong joint investigation by scholars at two universities reviewed published articles about collaborative and community-engaged research in Sociology, Anthropology, Education, and Public Policy/Administration. Many education and social science researchers are turning to forms of this research to generate knowledge more directly relevant to addressing issues of social justice than traditional scholarship. However, collaborative research is conceptualized and implemented in diffuse and multiple ways, calling into question whether there can or should be a consistent methodological approach that informs both its theorization and practice. Our taxonomical analysis identifies similarities and differences in the theoretical frameworks in these disciplines/fields and also reveals foundational ethical, epistemic and political tensions.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Action Research

Chairs

• Ronald David Glass, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Mark R. Warren, University of Massachusetts - Boston

Papers

• Toward a Public Sociology - Emily Borg, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Anthropology for the People - Sheeva Sabati, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Mapping the Muddy Terrain of Engaged Educational Research - Ethan Chang, University of California - Santa Cruz

• Steering or Following? The Changing Field of Public Policy and the Use of "Action Research" - Perri Sondra Leviss, University of Massachusetts - Boston

• References for Symposium Papers - Ronald David Glass, University of California - Santa Cruz

• More References for Symposium Papers - Mark R. Warren, University of Massachusetts - Boston

Discussant

• Michelle Fine, City University of New York