To CRT (in Your Dissertation) or Not CRT? That Is the Question!

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Ten
  In Roundtable Session: "I Spy With My Little Eye" Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Reimagining Graduate Education (Table 1)

Abstract

Critical Race Theory (CRT) has recently come under fire by those with limited knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings regarding the intersection of education, law, and race in American society. To support those eager to incorporate CRT as a framework within their research, the authors analyzed dissertations of students receiving educational doctorates (EdD). The researchers set out to determine how EdD students used CRT, framed problems of practice (POP), utilized applied research methods, and, tied to the theme of this conference, how those former students interrogated their findings in the pursuit of truth. This work may expand the knowledge base on CRT and inform scholarly practitioners on how to operationalize CRT to create sustainable change in the American education system.

Authors

• Jill Alexa Perry, University of Pittsburgh
  Presenting Author

• Reginald D. Wilkerson, College of William & Mary
  Presenting Author

• Gilia C. Smith, ProQuest
  Presenting Author