SREE is pleased to announce a webinar series on critical perspectives in quantitative research that is open to the public. The co-sponsors for this webinar series include the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the American Educational Research Association – Division L, and the Council on Public Policy in Higher Education (CPPHE), a Council of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
The first webinar in the series will be Critical Perspectives in Quantitative Methods: Introduction, Historical Origins and Future Possibilities on Friday, October 22, 2021; 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST.
Speakers
Veronica Velez (Western Washington University)
Nichole Garcia (Rutgers University)
Jay Garvey (University of Vermont)
Register here by October 20th. You will receive a reminder and a link to join, closer to the event date. The webinar will be recorded and made available for viewing.
Additional information on the remaining webinars in the series will come at a later date. If you have any questions, please email jkush@sree.org
The quantitative methods on which members of the educational research community often rely have a troubling history, with their application sometimes being used to reify rather than combat societal inequities. We recognize an overdue need to investigate and foster in our research communities’ perspectives, strategies and tools to promote research that is culturally responsive and that works toward the goal of equity in education along dimensions of race, socioeconomic status and gender, among others. In a recent letter to the SREE community, President Lashawn Richburg-Hayes expressed both the need and the opportunity before us. She wrote:
As researchers, we have the opportunity to reflect on how we can further add nuance to our work through mixed methods that seek to identify and codify context from multiple perspectives; through identifying policies that are either racialized or have racial implications; and to think deeply about recommendations and next steps that move toward joint solutions (rather than ones that act upon communities of color without their input). We have the opportunity to work with our colleagues on these difficult topics …on ways that our professions can change and further dismantle the structures that foster separation, distrust, and differential opportunity. Together, as a research community, we can…[move] educational effectiveness beyond methodology to practical and equitable application.
To support the SREE community in working toward these important goals and building on the recent series on culturally responsive and equitable evaluation, SREE is pleased to co-host a webinar series together with Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), the American Educational Research Association – Division L, and the Council on Public Policy in Higher Education (CPPHE), a Council of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) on critical perspectives in quantitative research.
The series is being organized by a committee drawn from across the hosting organizations, including:
- Dominique Baker (AEFP board member)
- Ain Grooms (AERA-Division L officer)
- Lindsay Page (SREE board member)
- Jason Taylor (CPPHE executive committee member)
The first webinar in the series will begin with an introduction to critical perspectives in quantitative research and methods and will continue with sessions on the history, applications and implications for our work moving forward. We hope you will join us.
Webinar 1
Title: Critical Perspectives in Quantitative Methods: Introduction, Historical Origins and Future Possibilities
Date and time: Friday, October 22, 2021; 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST
Speakers
Veronica Velez (Western Washington University)
Nichole Garcia (Rutgers University)
Jay Garvey (University of Vermont)
This session will introduce attendees to the contours of critical quantitative research, particularly QuantCRIT (a methodological subfield of Critical Race Theory) by examining the (a) history, assumptions, and principles of QuantCrit and other critical perspectives in quantitative research and methods; (b) illustrating these approaches in practice. Attendees will learn about the historical origins of critical quantitative methods, contemporary uses of critical quantitative methods, and possibilities for advancements in critical quantitative methods.
Please stay tuned for information on future sessions in this series.