Educational Trauma and Identity

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: Constructing Equitable Instructional Practices and Procedures in Urban Settings (Table 17)

Abstract

This article seeks to shed light on the ways urban educational spaces aid in the traumatization of Black students and their identity formation. Educational spaces and experiences have continued to shape identity development for many individuals who encounter this contextual setting (Clayton, 2020; Leath et al., 2019). This article positions the theories of critical race (CRT) and racial space (RST) as a vehicle to more intentionally explore and link trauma work to discussions of identity development. In these spaces, identities are strengthened or disrupted, with implications for academic and social well-being.

Authors

• Kala Burrell-Craft, Grambling State University

• Danielle R. Harrell, University of Texas - Arlington