Decentering the Institution(s): A Critical Participatory Action Research Project (CPAR) Exploration of Student Experiences in an Ed.D. in Community-Based Leadership

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Abstract

Abstract


Leadership for a systemic approach to racism, widening income disparity, and increasing educational inequalities requires development of leaders able to shift their focus to facilitation of cross-sector reciprocal relationships with other youth-serving sectors. This paper describes a CPAR Project initiated by the students in a new diverse, cross-sector Ed.D. who believed that aspects of their experiences were unique, including intentional cohort composition and their role in the program’s evolution. Group explorations revealed their individual and collective transformations. The findings have the potential to contribute to creation of other advanced degree programs that will create space for contribution of cross-sector and community wisdom to the social justice imperative of the education system.

Authors

• Ruth P. Silverberg, College of Staten Island - CUNY

• Adrienne Abbate, Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness

• Tiffany James, College of Staten Island - CUNY

• Erica Riba, The Jed Foundation

• Kristine Mustillo, New York City Department of Education

• Jazmin Rivera, College of Staten Island - CUNY

• Lorianne Crowder, College of Staten Island - CUNY

• Crystal Vera-Montalvo, College of Staten Island - CUNY