Culturally Responsible Research in the 21st Century: Toward the Common Good
Location
Critical and Culturally Responsible Research (Session 2 Breakouts)
Proposal Track
Research Project
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
When conducting research, we must not only adhere to the strictest of ethical behavior, but do so for the beneficence of culturally and linguistically diverse individuals as well. Exploring how data can be utilized, collected, and rendered useful in the education arena is of utmost importance to those most closely involved in the generation of research for improving educational practice, while ensuring cultural responsibility.
This presentation will focus on the functions, cultures, and outcomes of teaching and learning using visual data (i.e., participant-generated drawings, photo-elicitation, film, etc.) and the methods that frame this approach. It is intended for teachers, researchers, and teacher-researchers - in higher education as well as at PK-12 levels – who are ready to engage with innovative, and often compelling, research methods that make data collection across data sources accessible, equitable, and culturally responsive, (i.e., responsible).
We will show how we and our colleagues in education have conceptualized, generated, and executed research utilizing visual data in our own schools, classrooms, and districts, and what was learned from these investigations, while at the same time revealing how culturally responsible research extends our purpose to conduct research for the common good.
Keywords
culturally responsive pedagogy, culturally responsible research, visual research methodologies
Professional Bio
Dr. Harriet J. Bessette is a Professor of Special Education in the Department of Inclusive Education at Kennesaw State University (KSU), near Atlanta, GA. Dr. Bessette completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Boston College, with Specializations in Administration and Special Education. Dr. Bessette’s research interests include the application of Vygotskian and neo-Vygotskian conceptual theory to teaching and learning, utilization of visual methodologies in the ethical investigation of current pedagogies, and the examination of the intersection of Special Education, leadership practice, and social justice theory in P-12 education.
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Bessette, Harriet J. and Sutton-Brown, Camille, "Culturally Responsible Research in the 21st Century: Toward the Common Good" (2020). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 28.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2020/2020/28
Culturally Responsible Research in the 21st Century: Toward the Common Good
Critical and Culturally Responsible Research (Session 2 Breakouts)
When conducting research, we must not only adhere to the strictest of ethical behavior, but do so for the beneficence of culturally and linguistically diverse individuals as well. Exploring how data can be utilized, collected, and rendered useful in the education arena is of utmost importance to those most closely involved in the generation of research for improving educational practice, while ensuring cultural responsibility.
This presentation will focus on the functions, cultures, and outcomes of teaching and learning using visual data (i.e., participant-generated drawings, photo-elicitation, film, etc.) and the methods that frame this approach. It is intended for teachers, researchers, and teacher-researchers - in higher education as well as at PK-12 levels – who are ready to engage with innovative, and often compelling, research methods that make data collection across data sources accessible, equitable, and culturally responsive, (i.e., responsible).
We will show how we and our colleagues in education have conceptualized, generated, and executed research utilizing visual data in our own schools, classrooms, and districts, and what was learned from these investigations, while at the same time revealing how culturally responsible research extends our purpose to conduct research for the common good.
