"Tú Eres Mi Otro Yo: Measuring the Academic, Psychosocial, and Civic Benefits of Cross-Racial Learning in Ethnic Studies"

• In Event: AERA Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Roundtable Session 2
  In Roundtable Session: Ethnic Studies Education: Teacher Pedagogy, Student Learning Experiences, and Institutionalization (Table 3)

Abstract

This yearlong mixed-methods ethnography explores themes of cross-racial learning at San Francisco State University's College of Ethnic Studies. While most research on culturally sustaining pedagogy focuses on the academic and psychosocial benefits students of color observe when learning about their own heritage, little is known about whether these same indicators of growth apply cross-racially. Through participant observations of four courses, 39 interviews with students, 5 interviews with faculty, and an analysis of student academic and survey data, I examine how students benefit when learning about another minoritized community that is different from their own. Furthermore, I seek to build upon conventional measurements of the field's success, moving beyond grades and test scores by considering civic engagement and sociopolitical identity development.

Author

• Michael Ángel Rodríguez Vázquez, Mt. San Antonio College