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The Political Polarization of Educational Politics and Its Implications for Democratic Education
Sun, April 14, 3:05 to 4:35pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 4, Room 412Session Type: Symposium
Abstract
While the politics of education fundamentally considers how power shapes educational access and practice, this symposium considers the shifting political dynamics of democratic education amid the political polarization of recent years (Diliberti & Schwartz, 2022; Journell, 2022). This symposium features six papers that grapple with the implications of recent battles in school buildings, district meetings, and legislative chambers (Jochim et al., 2023). To understand the ways these heated political battles affect democratic education, the symposium draw on Bronfennbrenner’s ecological framework (1979, 2005) to consider the complex environment that schools exist in as they attempt to craft equitable schools (Bishop & Noguera, 2019), foster democratic participation, and support the development of democratic citizens (Author, 2018).
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Educational Equity and the Logics of COVID-19: Informing School Leadership Practices in a New Period of Democratic Education - Joshua Childs, University of Texas at Austin; Caitlin Farrell, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ain A. Grooms, University of Wisconsin - Madison; April L. Peters-Hawkins, University of Houston; Eligio Martinez, Cal Poly Pomona; Alison Fox Resnick, University of Colorado - Boulder; Terrenda Corisa White, University of Colorado - Boulder; Paula Arce-Trigatti, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
Who Should Control Education Now? Revisiting Preferences for Local Control in Educational Decision Making - Cameron J. Arnzen, Brown University; David Houston, George Mason University
Southern Hospitality: Democracy and School Finance Policy Praxis in Racist America - David G. Martinez, University of South Carolina; David Osworth, University of North Carolina - Greensboro; David S. Knight, University of Washington; Julian Vasquez Heilig, Western Michigan University
The Politics of Anti-CRT (Critical Race Theory) and Anti-Equity Policy and the Implications for District Leadership - Ann LoBue, Teachers College, Columbia University; Sonya Douglass, Teachers College, Columbia University
Good Citizenship and the “True and Inspiring Story of America”: A Critical Policy Analysis of the South Dakota Civics and History Initiative - Alison Wilson, University of Houston; Kristina Brezicha, Georgia State University
Politically "Neutral" Pedagogy and Right-Wing (Re)Production in U.S. Government Classes in Ohio - dinorah sanchez loza, The Ohio State University