Equity Beyond Compliance: Humanizing Education in the Shadow of a Polycrisis

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 3:45 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Educational Research on Humanizing Pedagogy

Abstract

Teaching and learning in the United States, particularly in the South, are shaped by intersecting sociopolitical forces, including legacies of racial segregation, linguistic exclusion, and systemic ableism. The South is home to 54 % of the Black population and one-third of the nation's English Language Learners. Educators and students face barriers related to health, identity, inclusion, curricula, and performance__challenges rooted in federal, state, and local policies. This narrative inquiry uses a multidimensional theoretical framework grounded in Humanism and Social Learning Theory to reimagine educational leadership, andragogy, and pedagogy as liberatory, relational, and justice-centered practices. These insights underscore the preliminary results that center equity and human dignity.

Authors

• Dionne L. Davis, Texas State University

• Emily Faulkner, Texas State University

• Shantelle A. Quintana, Texas State University

• Erica Shoulders-Royster, North Carolina State University

• Jen Davis, Texas State University