Perspectives on Social Capital in K–12 and Higher Educational Contexts

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The session offers a unique opportunity for scholarly exploration of social capital as a currency conduit for creating external access and internal accountability for K-12 and higher education. The commonalities of social capital explored among session participants include: 1) Social Capital as Human Connectedness, 2) Social Capital as Strategic Advocacy, 3) Social Capital as Intentional Engagement, and 4) Social Capital as Culturally-Responsive Leadership. Regarding their scholarly foci and theoretical lenses, session participants span the educational spectrum. Each paper highlights the importance for educational institutions—along the continuum (i.e., secondary, postsecondary, and continuing)—as well as individual and diverse stakeholders to assume efforts with intentionality and deliberateness to promote greater access and increased / sustained accountability.

Sub Unit

• Division A - Administration / Division A - Section 4: School Contexts and Communities

Chair

• RoSusan D. Bartee, University of Central Florida

Papers

• The Role of Social Capital in Rural U.S. Educational Attainment - Ty C. McNamee, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Social Capital Measurement During Transitionary Life Stages Among Youth - Sarah Ryan, Ryan Research Consulting; Lisa S. Romero, California State University - Sacramento

• Dismantling Racialized Tracks: Possibilities and Limitations of Social Capital - Richard Lofton, Johns Hopkins University

• Social Capital in Urban and Rural Settings: The Role of School Leadership - Johnoson Crutchfield, The University of Mississippi - Oxford; Jandel Crutchfield, The University of Mississippi - Oxford

Discussant

• Phillis George, University of Mississippi