“I want to know about everything that’s happening in the world:” Enhancing critical awareness through youth participatory action research with Latinx youth

Authors

Daniel Morales Morales, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Genia Bettencourt, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Keisha Green, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow
Chrystal A. George Mwangi, University of Massachusetts AmherstFollow

Publication Date

2017

Journal or Book Title

The Educational Forum

Abstract

Through a yearlong, qualitative ethnographic study that incorporated a youth participatory action research project, this research identifies and documents the learning outcomes achieved when core principles of critical pedagogy are brought into practice with urban Latinx youths to develop critical awareness. Analysis reveals three themes around how critical awareness was raised: attention to current events, an ethic of care, and challenging traditional curricula.

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Morales, D., Bettencourt, G., Green, K. & George Mwangi, C.A. (2017). “I want to know about everything that’s happening in the world:” Enhancing critical awareness through youth participatory action research with Latinx youth. The Educational Forum, 81(4), 404-417. doi: 10.1080/00131725.2017.1350236

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2017.1350236

Pages

404-417

Volume

81

Issue

4

License

UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

Recommended Citation

Morales Morales, Daniel; Bettencourt, Genia; Green, Keisha; and George Mwangi, Chrystal A., "“I want to know about everything that’s happening in the world:” Enhancing critical awareness through youth participatory action research with Latinx youth" (2017). The Educational Forum. 17.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00131725.2017.1350236