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WORKSHOP - Research with transformative agendas: increasing equality in education and beyond

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Preconference Workshop
When:
9:00 AM, Monday 28 Aug 2017 (8 hours)
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This pre-conference workshop offers opportunities to critically examine how theory and research can push the boundaries to centrally integrate transformative agendas premised on ideals of equality and social justice. Taking on and expanding upon Vygotsky’s passionate commitment to equality, the directions to be examined are focused on inserting activism into the key considerations about human development and education at the intersection of theory, methodology, research, and practice. This opens up the space for dialogue and collaboration among cultural-historical, sociocultural, and activity scholarship on the one hand, and critical approaches in ethnography, pedagogy, work studies, and Critical Race Theory, on the other. The notions of objectivity, validity, warrants for knowledge, and researchers’ standpoints, as these can be premised on non-neutral ideals of equality and justice, will be explored. The overarching goal is to discuss how to move forward in conducting research that takes on an active role in the world in turmoil and crisis where neutrality is not an option.

The presenters are international scholars whose research spans various disciplines and places transformative agendas of equality and justice at the forefront. The workshop will provide a solid background and supporting materials in an interactive forum. 

Moderator
The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY) (New York, NY, United States)
Moderator
LaGuardia Community College- City University of New York (CUNY)

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