Advancing Socially Just and Antiracist Measures Through Mixed Methods: A Focus on Development and Validation

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

With growing interest in the experiences of youth of color and racial justice, there is a need for complex designs that capture nuanced, intersectional experiences. This symposium explores the development and validation of socially just and anti-racist measures through Critical Race Mixed Methodology (CRMM). The first paper describes how CRMM can be used to examine the intersectional challenges faced by youth of color, and the second and third papers apply CRMM by analyzing factorial invariance of a school racial socialization measure for Black and Latine youth and by developing and validating a measure of African American STEM identity. By centering marginalized voices, this symposium addresses methodological innovations advancing racial justice, contributing to more inclusive measurement and equitable educational practices.

Sub Unit

• Division D - Measurement and Research Methodologies / Division D - Section 4: Multi-Method and Mixed Methods

Cosponsor

• SIG-Mixed Methods Research

Chair

• Christy M. Byrd, North Carolina State University

Papers

• Exploring the Schooling of Multiply Marginalized Youth of Color (MMYOC) Through Critical Race Mixed Methodology - Jessica T. Decuir-Gunby, University of Southern California; Royel M. Johnson, University of Southern California

• Factorial Invariance of the School Climate for Diversity Scale across Black and Latine Youth - Felicia J. Gutierrez, University of Illinois at Chicago; Josefina Banales, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Reclaiming and Recasting: The Development of an Anti-Racist Multidimensional African American STEM Identity Scale - Angela M. White, Johnson C. Smith University; Christy M. Byrd, North Carolina State University; Tanya Malloy, North Carolina A&T State University

Discussant

• Jessica T. Decuir-Gunby, University of Southern California