Addressing Anti-Blackness, Racism and White Supremacy – A QualLab methodology center & Educational Studies Research Series [2020-2022]
The purpose of the series was to engage our alums and general audiences in thinking about and reflecting on what it means to conduct educational research from a standpoint that honors Black lives in the research process, while also disrupting racism and white supremacy. Given the unprecedented moment we have all been experiencing in our lifetime, the organizers are committed to shifting the landscape of qualitative research and using this research to shift our sociopolitical context toward racial equity and justice. Each OSU Alum engaged in a discussion with Dr. Lori Patton Davis, Professor and Department Chair of Educational Studies (now at UCLA), and Dr. Penny A. Pasque, Professor and Director of QualLab. Below you will be able to find the information on the webinar series, published article, and AERA panel.
- Webinar Series
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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles (Ph.D., Educational Administration & Higher Education, OSU), Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor, College of Education, North Carolina State University Knowing Better to Do Better! Unapologetically Using Critical Perspectives to Inform Research and Practice (February 4, 2021): Click here to watch It’s no secret that racism and systemic bias are interwoven into the fabric of American society. If not careful, we as researchers and policymakers can become passive participants in producing research findings, policies, and practices that sustain these inequitable systems and oppressive structures over time. Critical theories and perspectives give researchers tools to “see” what is often unseen, dismissed, and harmful to all of us. This talk will highlight some of the dangers in educational research that perpetuate inequities in education and society and work against anti-racism ideology and initiatives. The talk will conclude by challenging us to take risks (unapologetically) to disrupt the status quo to inform better research, policies, and practices that are more equitable and just. |
Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden (Ph.D., Educational Policy & Leadership, OSU), Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University Examining the Racialization of Positionality in Research Endeavors (March 11, 2021): Click here to watch The process of conducting research often privileges thinking that stems from post-positivist and quantitative approaches which influence our beliefs, assumptions, and “successes”, even if we engage in constructionist and qualitative research. Researchers frequently sidestep or minimize the meaning of doing research in a white-dominated world that still constrains deeper explorations of race. Thus, the impact of race and racialization is further “neutralized”. Expanding on Powell (2012), Dr. Gooden defines racialization as a set of beliefs, mental constructions, practices, cultural norms that support institutional arrangements that both reflect and help to create knowledge by maintaining race-based conclusions in research. |
Dr. Malik Henfield (Ph.D., Counselor Education, OSU), Professor, School of Education & Founding Dean, Institute for Racial Justice, Loyola University Chicago An Unapologetically Engaged Approach to Racial Justice Research in Schools and Communities (April 1, 2021): Click here to watch Dr. Henfield will discuss his unapologetic approach to school- and community-based research and the direct/indirect implications of this work for those of us in higher education settings. His community engagement research with schools (e.g., Atlanta Public School District, Baltimore City Public School District, Chicago Public Schools, Oakland Unified School District, San Francisco Unified School District, and more) is a hallmark of his scholarship. He will address the ways his scholarly approach is vital to an unapologetic and racially just approach to research and supporting the next generation of racial justice scholars. |
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Dr. D-L Steward (Ph.D., Educational Administration & Higher Education, OSU), Professor, School of Education, Colorado State University Engaging “Diversity” in Qualitative Research (October 1, 2020): Click here to watch; Click here to view a list of reference mentioned In this talk, Dr. Stewart will discuss the ways that engineering diverse participant samples in normative qualitative research contains, protects, and prioritizes white supremacy. White supremacy in normative qualitative research treats “diverse” participants as fungible, has material effects, and enacts power over minoritized communities. Dr. Stewart will also share 10 approaches that focus on anti-racism and anti-Blackness in participant recruitment and selection. |
Dr. Rich Milner (Ph.D., Educational Policy & Leadership, OSU), Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Education, Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University Interrogating the Etic Perspective in the “New” Focus on Race: What’s a Researcher to Do? (October 22, 2020): Click here to watch As we more understand an amplification of research on race in education, White researchers are designing research studies centering race. Dr. Milner will address what this moment and movement could mean in building knowledge to inform practice in education and how researchers can deepen their capacity to study Black and other communities of color. |
Dr. April L. Peters-Hawkins (Ph.D., Educational Policy & Leadership, OSU), Professor, College of Education, University of Houston Unapologetic Research with Black Women Educational Leaders (November 12, 2020): Click here to watch Dr. Peters-Hawkins will talk about what it means to conduct educational research with Black women leaders in the field of education and the ways to shift the current sociopolitical context toward racial equity and justice. |
*Read more about these three webinars in the news!
- Published Article: Pasque, P. A., Patton, L. D., Gayles, J. G., Gooden, M. A., Henfield, M. S., Milner, H. R., Peters, A., & Stewart, D.-L. (2022). Unapologetic Educational Research: Addressing Anti-Blackness, Racism, and White Supremacy. Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, 22(1), 3-17. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/10.1177/15327086211060451
- Panel at the AERA (American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting: Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education Virtual Paper Session: Click here to watch the intro video:
- Dr. April L. Peters-Hawkins, Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, College of Education, University of Houston
- Dr. Mark Anthony Gooden, Christian Johnson Endeavor Professor of Education Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University
- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles, Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development, College of Education, North Carolina State University
- Ruth Lu, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
- Dr. Lori Patton Davis, Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
- Dr. Penny A. Pasque, Director of QualLab & Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
