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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Developing Transformative Space for Student Resistance: Latina/o Students' Interruption of Subtractive Schooling Practices
Chavarria, Karina
Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, v11 n1 p91-105 2017
Social reproduction scholars and the literature on critical race theory and student resistance contend that schools are not neutral institutions existing in a vacuum free of the political and social struggles for rights and resources (Delgado Bernal, 1998; Fine, 1991). Instead, schools can be institutions that reproduce dominant ideologies and oppressive hierarchies or arenas from which to challenge power and status-quo policies (Freire, 1970). Drawing from two years of participant observations at Hillcrest High School, this study explores how Latina/o students in collaboration with their teacher engage in transformational resistance to subtractive schooling. I document how co-leadership in the classroom between teacher and students supports the co-creation of a transformative space for critical reflection. Similar to activist groups creating spaces to cultivate youth political engagement, classrooms can be reconstructed to foster the development of students as agents of change. This article presents the process through which Latina/o students gain critical reflection of social inequalities and systems of oppression that enables them to advocate for more inclusive and just schooling practices.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Participant Observation, High School Students, Citizen Participation, Political Attitudes, Social Differences, Power Structure, Race, Critical Theory, Change Agents, Teacher Student Relationship, Secondary School Teachers, Transformative Learning, Activism, Reflection, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Cultural Differences, Cultural Background, Spanish, Educational Experience, Urban Schools, Culturally Relevant Education, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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