University-Community Engagement as a Strategy for Dismantling Racial Injustice and Co-Constructing Educational Possibilities
Sat, April 13, 3:05 to 4:35pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Floor: Level 100, Room 115BSession Type: Structured Poster Session
Abstract
This session explores how universities and communities work together as collaborative partners to dismantle racial injustice and co-construct equitable learning environments. These partnerships question and problematize the implied hierarchical division between university researchers and “everyday people” who may benefit from education research (Author, 2021). Presentations from an international network of university and community partners draw on community based design approaches that transform institutional relationships and promote educational equity (Bang & Medin, 2010; Bang & Vossoughi, 2016; Gutiérrez & Jurow, 2016). Posters explore the impacts of these co-created equitable learning environments across a range of communities including K-12 and undergraduate students from historically marginalized communities as well as the intersection of communities including undergraduates, teachers/pre-service teachers, families, and community members as researchers.
Sub Unit
Chairs
John Cano, University of California - Berkeley
Wesley Veiga, University of California - Berkeley
Mara Welsh Mahmood, University of California - Berkeley
Papers
A Community-Engaged Effort: Co-Constructing College Knowledge in a Multilingual Community (Poster 1) - Sophia L. Angeles, Pennsylvania State University; Marjorie E. Faulstich Orellana, University of California - Los Angeles
Remaking Exclusionary Definitions of Engineering and Design: Centering Minoritized Youth Assets in Maker Education (Poster 2) - Lee Michael Martin, University of California - Davis; J.C. Leapman, University of California - Davis
College Mentors as Agents of Change in a Math University-Community Partnership Engaging Latinx Youth (Poster 3) - Alessandra Pantano, University of California - Irvine; Mark Vincent B. Yu, McREL International; Stephanie Soto-Lara, Charitable Ventures; Ta-yang Hsieh, Search Institute; Li-Sheng Tseng, University of California - Irvine; Sandra D. Simpkins, University of California - Irvine
Undergraduate Students’ Shifting Views as They Teach Science Lessons in Spanish at Bilingual Elementary Schools (Poster 4) - Alejandra Yep, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jasmine M. Nation, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Chanel DeSmet, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Ana Bañuelos, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Dayanara Ramirez, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Angelica Quintana, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Araceli Camarillo, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Understanding the Impact of Socio-Cultural Coursework for Future Educators Prior to Preservice Training (Poster 5) - Ja’Nya Banks, University of California - Berkeley
Examining Corrective Feedback Narratives of Teachers: Implications and Aspirations (Poster 6) - Aria Razfar, University of Illinois at Chicago; Rebecca Ziegler Rupnick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Calling for a Socially Just, Critical Reading Assessment for the 21st Century (Poster 7) - Diana J. Arya, University of California - Santa Barbara; Sabiha Sultana, University of California - Santa Barbara; John Galisky, University of California - Santa Barbara; Daniel Katz, NWEA
Street Design as Social Justice: Advancing Community Voice Through an Intergenerational Multilingual Community of Practice (Poster 8) - Ellen Middaugh, San Jose State University; Laura Vega Hernandez, San Jose State University; Amrita Deo, San Jose State University; Yesenia Diaz, San Jose State University
Hacking New Social Futures: Speculative Dream Sprints as Sites for Futurecasting (Poster 9) - Arturo Cortez, University of California - Davis; José Ramón Lizárraga, University of Colorado - Boulder; Edward Rivero, Teachers College, Columbia University; Alexis E. Hunter, University of Colorado - Boulder; Ashieda McKoy, University of Colorado - Boulder; Godwin W. Amouzou; Jade Cortez-Vargas, University of Colorado - Boulder; Humberto Echevarria-Rios, University of Colorado - Boulder; Isabella Herrera; Mariel Reyes Galvez, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Scott Perkins, University of Colorado - Boulder
Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies in Out-of-School Time (Poster 10) - Amy Vatne Bintliff, University of California - San Diego; Ashley Yung Batchelor, Arizona State University; Rebecca S. Levine, University of California - San Diego; Sayra Martinez, La Colonia De Eden Garden Inc
Transformative University-Community Partnerships Facilitating Resilience Processes in Vulnerable Schools During COVID-19 in Spain (Poster 11) - Beatriz Macias Gomez-Estern, Universidad Pablo de Olavide; Jose Luis Lalueza, Autonomous University of Barcelona; Virginia Martínez-Lozano, University Pablo de Olavide; Ibis Álvarez-Valdivia, Autonomous University of Barcelona
The Role of Positionality in Promoting Racial Equity Through a Formative Intervention Study (Poster 12) - Antti J. Rajala, University of Eastern Finland; Nimco Noor, City of Helsinki