A Review of Intersectionality as a Lens Across Equity-Based Research in Education

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  In Roundtable Session: Utilizing Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods for Critical Examination

Abstract

The purpose of our paper is to examine the conceptual and methodological integration of intersectionality across equity-based research communities. In our review, we synthesize the application of intersectionality across six sub-disciplines of education research. We examine the extent to which conceptual and empirical analyses adequately acknowledge the Black feminist origins of intersectionality. We also examine the identity markers included and/or privileged in the literature and whether authors interrogate their own intersecting identities as suggested by Black feminist epistemology. We discuss implications for future equity-based research rooted in intersectionality by exploring how conceptual misunderstanding and methodological uncertainty hinder interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary collaboration in the field of education.

Authors

• Mildred Boveda, Arizona State University - Tempe

• Julia Camille Ransom, Hunter College

• Brittany Alexis Aronson, Miami University - Oxford

• Dorothy E. Hines, University of Kansas

• Iesha Jackson, University of Nevada - Las Vegas