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Fight the Power: Critical Consciousness and Racial/Ethnic Identity (Poster 62)
Fri, April 14, 2:50 to 4:20pm CDT (2:50 to 4:20pm CDT), Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: East Tower - Exhibit Level, Riverside West Exhibition HallAbstract
"The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between racial/ethnic identity and critical consciousness and the impacts of these constructs on academic achievement in students of color, particularly Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, and Multiracial populations. This work has the potential to inform the processes of critical thinking skills regarding issues of racism, which can have positive impacts on advocacy, social justice, and collaborative efforts. Critical consciousness has the ability to help youth continue in their studies and succeed in spite of different forms of oppression. This study is approached from a Critical Race Theory (CRT) lens, which is a framework born out of the struggle to recognize the importance of racial power throughout education (Crenshaw, 2011). This theory provides a conceptual tool to analyze and critique social science for what it fails to acknowledge: how racism is entrenched and is perpetuated through research, practice, and teaching. The data from this study has been collected by the principal investigator of the Psychophysiological, Intersectionality, Latinx, & Acculaturative Science (PILAS) lab at Oregon State University, with over 1,800 responses using survey methodology that is analyzed using two scales. The Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) is used to measure three different aspects of an individual’s racial identity (Centrality, Public Regard, Private Regard) and has been modified to include the populations mentioned above. Critical Consciousness was measured using the Short Critical Consciousness Scale (ShoCCS) which includes 13 items representing three sub-domains: critical reflection, critical motivation, and critical action. The evidence gathered from this research will contribute to the small knowledge base regarding the effects of critical consciousness on academic achievement.
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