Contents
Preface ?vii
Acknowledgments ?x
Part I: Background of Critical Research in Education
1. ?Isn?t Research Just Research? An Overview of Systems of Human Inquiry ?3
Terminology ?4
Brief History of Social Science, Positivism, and Interpretivism ?9
Critical Theory ?11
Critical Theory and Education ?14
2. ?Research Considerations in Critical Research in Education ?17
Assuring Quality ?17
Ethical Considerations ?19
Reflexivity and Positionality ?21
Theoretical Framework ?23
Conclusion ?26
3. ?Traditional Critical Theory in Education ?27
Background of Critical Theory in Education ?27
Notable Critical Theorists and Their Concepts ?28
Research Components of Example Article ?34
Conclusion ?39
Part II: Intersectional and Identity-Based Critical Research in Education
4. ?Critical Race Theory ?43
The Emergence of Critical Race Theory ?43
Notable Critical Race Theorists and Their Concepts ?46
Defining Elements of Critical Race Theory ?54
Conclusion ?55
5. ?Critical Race Theory in Education ?56
Ladson-Billings and Tate: ?Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education? ?56
Notable Critical Race Theorists in Education and Their Concepts ?61
Research Components of Example Article ?67
Conclusion ?71
6. ?Critical Feminist Research in Education ?72
Background of Critical Feminist Research ?72
Notable Critical Feminist Theorists and Researchers ?75
Research Components of Example Article ?78
Conclusion ?80
7. ?LGBTQ Studies and Queer Theory in Education ?81
Terminology ?81
Brief History of the Gay Rights Movement ?82
LGBTQ Studies, Queer Theory, and Queer Studies ?84
Notable LGBTQ and Queer Theorists and Researchers ?86
Research Components of Example Study ?87
Conclusion ?91
8. ?Indigenous/Tribal Critical Research in Education ?92
Background of Indigenous/Tribal Research ?93
Terminology ?95
Notable Indigenous/Tribal Theorists and Researchers ?96
Research Components of Example Article ?97
Conclusion ?100
9. ?Latinx Critical Research in Education ?101
Background of Latinx Research ?102
Notable Latinx Theorists and Researchers ?103
Research Components of Example Article ?105
Conclusion ?109
10. ?Critical Disability Studies in Education ?110
Background of Critical Disability Studies ?111
Terminology ?112
Notable Critical Disabilities Studies Theorists and Researchers ?114
Research Components of Example Article ?116
Conclusion ?119
Part III: Additional Types of Critical Research in Education
11. ?Critical Policy Studies in Education ?123
Background of Critical Policy Studies ?123
Notable Critical Policy Theorists and Researchers ?125
Research Components of Example Article ?127
Conclusion ?132
12. ?Critical Quantitative Studies in Education ?133
Background of Critical Quantitative Studies in Education ?133
Notable Theorists and Researchers in Critical Quantitative Studies ?136
Research Components of Example Article ?137
Conclusion ?143
13. ?Critical Social Epidemiological Studies in Education ?144
What Is the Difference Between Epidemiology and Social Epidemiology? ?144
What Is Critical About Social Epidemiology? ?146
Research Components of Example Article ?146
Conclusion ?151
14. ?The Future of Critical Research in Education ?152
Turbulent State Policy Environments ?152
Effects of the Pandemic ?153
Use of Big Data ?155
Conclusion ?157
Endnotes ?159
References ?160
Index ?172
About the Authors ?182
