Supporting the Next Generation of Critical Scholars Seeking to Transform the System: A Self-Study

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Abstract

Many students return to doctoral programs to pursue areas of critical inquiry to produce ethically responsible work while supporting their desires to change the lives of the oppressed individuals with whom they have worked. For many, this requires them to learn how to be critical researchers in a manner that allows their voices to be heard by the audiences to whom they hope to speak while satisfying the requirements of their western predominantly White institution of higher learning. Through this paper, I share findings from a self-study that investigated some PhD students’ experiences and development in a qualitative case study course to consider the actions researchers and instructors can take to support the next generation of critical qualitative scholars.

Author

• Christopher P. Brown, University at Buffalo - SUNY