Confronting Oppression: A Collaborative Autoethnography of Family Engagement Advocates of Color in Systems Change Work

• In Event: Moscone Center North Roundtable Session 9
  In Roundtable Session: Deliberative Imaginings: Examinations of Race, Gender, and Space in Educational Policy

Abstract

Sectors like education, health, social service are calling for diversity, equity, and inclusion to incorporate families and their community in decision-making practices, particularly in the field of early childhood care and education. To achieve this, policies and programs have called for more responsive family engagement efforts. This study utilized collaborative autoethnography to examine the experiences of family engagement advocates of color as they work towards achieving these policy goals. The purpose of the study was to identify nuances in their cultural brokering efforts within institutional and community contexts. Findings identified key areas that may help inform a framework to better support family engagement advocates of color: supportive select peer networks, role of professional performance, and the power of lived experiences.

Authors

• Christine Tran, University of Washington

• Luis Miguel Briseno Sandoval, University of Washington - Seattle

• Asha Warsame, University of Washington - Seattle

• Jamie Phillips-Jimenez, University of Washington