Critical Participatory Action Research for Us, by Us in U.S. Postsecondary Education

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

U.S. colleges and universities are fraught with challenges and insufficiencies. This symposium brings together scholars from marginalized backgrounds who have conducted Critical Participatory Action Research (CPAR) for us, by us (FUBU). CPAR FUBU thus constitutes the application of the knowledge, connections, and efforts of racially and ethnically minoritized, queer, disabled, and other marginalized scholars to address community-specific needs in postsecondary education. We are not waiting for the University to save us; we will use the tools of love, spirit, and systematic inquiry to construct our own liberation. The symposium advocates for transformative learning and community empowerment within domestic U.S. educational landscapes. We challenge students and educators to implement these strategies and co-create our own futures.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Action Research

Chair

• Orkideh Mohajeri, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Papers

• Anti-Oppressive Critical Participatory Action Research and Ethics in U.S. Postsecondary Education - Mia Ocean, Wichita State University

• “You Couldn't Have Done This Without Us": Sharing Power and Centering Spirit with Black Communities - Roshaunda L. Breeden, North Carolina State University

• Sharing Power in Participatory Action Research with Undocumented College Students - Cinthya Salazar, University of California - Los Angeles

• Engaging Youth as Change Agents of Their Own Lived Experiences: YPAR as Critical Qualitative Methodology - Jenay Willis, University of Mississippi

Discussant

• Orkideh Mohajeri, West Chester University of Pennsylvania