Research as Activism in Education : Community-Oriented Perspectives / edited by Ardavan Eizadirad, Emin Kilinc, Jennifer M. Straub.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eizadirad, Ardavan.

Series:

Education Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Social work education.

Inclusive education.

Teachers--Training of.

Teachers.

Educational Research.

Social Education.

Inclusive Education.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Local Subjects:

Educational Research.

Social Education.

Inclusive Education.

Teaching and Teacher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026.

Summary:

“This book is sustenance for scholars, practitioners, and activists committed to community-driven research and working towards more just educational worlds.” —Django Paris, Professor and Director of the Banks Center for Educational Justice, University of Washington, USA “This valuable collection of chapters from Indigenous and marginalized community researchers contributes to compelling scholarly inquiries invested in confronting racism, oppression, and divisive educational issues. It urges us to listen and learn from critical inquiries and counter-narratives that disrupt injustices to enhance human dignity.” —Marie Battiste, author of Decolonizing Education: Nourishing the Learning Spirit “Research as Activism in Education gifts us a clear and nuanced vision for what educational research could be: unabashedly transformative, deeply collaborative, and utterly reimagined. But more than the content, the book’s form which pushes concerns often stashed on the margins of even the most revolutionary educational discourse into the center, is itself an activist expression.” —Paul Gorski, Founder of the Equity Literacy Institute and author of Reaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gap Research as Activism in Education combines academic research with activism and examines how they can supplement each other as tools for societal transformation, particularly within educational contexts. It aims to reshape how research is theorized, conducted, and utilized within educational settings, emphasizing the importance of doing research with communities rather than on communities, with the objective of fostering collaborative and inclusive approaches that lead to meaningful change in reforming practices and policies. By providing concrete examples and case studies of how research can challenge systemic inequities and injustices through purposeful activism, the book serves as a valuable resource for educators, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers committed to social justice at all levels. Ardavan Eizadirad is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. Emin Kilinc is a research scholar in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. Jennifer M. Straub is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada.

Contents:

1. Recognizing Ongoing Harm: A Case Study of Post-Qualitative Scholarly Inquiry into the Nature and Scope of Residential School Denialism in Canada

2. Dismantling Colonial Legacies: Centering Muslim Voices in Educational Research

3. Creating Safe Spaces for Palestinian Canadian Students in Public Schools: Centering Compassion, Equity, and Belonging in Education

4. Paglahok At Pagsangkot: Critical kuwentuhan of research activism in engaging with Filipino students in Canada

5. Community-Centric Approach: The Role of Black Professors in Advancing Social Justice Through Research as Activism

6. More than Infrastructure: Advocating for Ways to Make Technologically-Mediated Community-Based Research Accessible in Rural Communities

7. Bridging Educational Inequities in Rural Pakistan: Challenges, Opportunities, and Activist Approaches for Sustainable Development

8. Transformation and Resistance: A Case Study of a High School Disability Studies Course in Manitoba, Canada

9. Collective Pedagogy, Collective Power: Community Organizing as Teacher Preparation

10. Leveraging Community Capital: PLEDGE as a Model for Equitable and Inclusive Teacher Preparation

11. Moose Legs and Countermaps: Reimagining Teacher Education with Indigenous Wisdom Traditions

12. Research as Activism: A Poetic Reflection and a Call to Action.

Notes:

Print version record.

ISBN:

9783032234834

OCLC:

1610751668