"Follow Through": Poetic Representation of Action Planning for Social Justice

• In Event: 58.083 - Roundtable Session 26
  In Roundtable Session: 58.083-5 - Poetics of Arts-Based Educational Research

Abstract

During an historic semester of student led protests for social justice, the University College of Education facilitated an action planning session for diversity, inclusion and social justice. This paper is guided by the question, how can data gathered from an action planning on diversity, inclusion, and social justice be A/r/tographically (Pinar, 2004) represented to support self-awareness and transformative learning experiences? The four co-authors engaged in poetic representation (Ward, 2011) and describe how the data analysis and poem construction yielded opportunities for critical reflection in pursuit of educational equity. This work calls for continued dialogue, action, and emotional commitment to address issues of marginalization. The potential of arts-based research to help mediate transformative learning regarding diversity and inclusion are discussed.

Authors

• Christopher Daniel Murakami, Chatham University

• Andrea M Hawkman, Utah State University

• Crystal Kroner, University of Missouri - Columbia

• Jo Anna O'Neill, University of Missouri - Columbia