Leading the Charge on Equity-Driven Out-of-School Time Practices by Aligning Scholarship and Organizational Leadership

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The effects of implicit bias, structural racism, and deficit thinking permeate organizations in the U.S., including out-of-school time (OST) programs. Approaches to addressing these issues are developing in the OST field separate from scholarship on these same topics. This session brings the two together by featuring a panel of practice-oriented presentations and research-to-practice dialogue to connect scholarship to on-the-ground equity-driven programs and practices. The panelists are organizational leaders and practitioner-scholars who are leading initiatives that forefront equity. These include examining resistance to equity-driven practices in youth-serving organizations, providing professional development to OST staff that addresses how to help youth of color navigate oppressive learning contexts, and building a strategic alliance to design and implement equity-driven practices in OST organizations.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Out-of-School Time

Chair

• Femi Vance, American Institutes for Research

Papers

• Resistance to Equity in Out-of-School Time - Sara L. Hill, Hill Consulting

• A Strategic Alliance to Build Equity-Driven Out-of-School Time Organizations - Zak Parpia, California School-Age Consortium

• Supporting Youth to Navigate Oppressive Learning Contexts - Kari Cunnien, Ignite Afterschool