Nothing About Us, Without Us: Black Teacher Researchers and Visions of Educational Justice

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Despite their unique insights and valuable qualifications, Black teachers are typically excluded from research and policy-making processes. Through their lived experiences, Black teachers hold significant knowledge and potent visions that are critical for transforming educational systems. This workshop session will engage attendees in the findings from our national participatory action research (PAR) project with Black teacher-researchers, inviting participants to discuss how to sustain Black teachers as well as explore how racial capitalism is reproduced in our schools. We will also explore how Black teachers engage in everyday forms of struggle as well as envision and chart the path towards educational and racial justice.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Teacher as Researcher

Chair

• Leana Cabral, Teachers College, Columbia University

Papers

• Teacher Researcher Findings & Reflections on PAR - Ashley Houston-King, Boston University; Oris T Bryant, Noble & Greenough School

• PAR with Teacher-Researchers as Field Building Knowledge - Siettah Parks, Research for Action; Julia Camille Ransom, Research for Action; Leana Cabral, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Beyond Traditional Research Product Paradigms: A Black Teacher Archive - Leana Cabral, Teachers College, Columbia University; Abigail Henry, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Courtney Parker, University of Michigan