FLDC Resource Library
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Elevating the Objectives of Higher Education to Effectively Serve Students from Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds
Shirin Vossoughi recently co-authored, Elevating the Objectives of Higher Education to Effectively Serve Students from Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds. The authors provide evidence-based recommendations to colleges and universities…
Racial Justice ResearchGentrifying Neighborhoods, Gentrifying Schools? An Emerging Typology of School Changes in a Gentrifying Urban School
Terrance Green and others recently published, Gentrifying Neighborhoods, Gentrifying Schools? An Emerging Typology of School Changes in a Gentrifying Urban School District, providing a framework to explain the effects of gentrification…
ResearchEnacting Relationships of Kinship and Care in Educational and Research Settings
Ananda Marin, Megan Bang and others co-authored a book chapter, Enacting Relationship of Kinship and Care in Educational and Research Settings. The authors share from their life experiences and stories from engaging in research with…
ResearchTinkering Afterschool Program Demonstrates Moving Beyond Binary of Adult-Versus Centered Education
Shirin Vossoughi co-authored an op-ed, Tinkering Afterschool Program Demonstrates Moving Beyond Binary of Adult-Versus Child-centered education, in Youth Today. The authors discuss the limitations of the adult- versus child-centered…
EducatorsA call for a moratorium on damage-centered early childhood teacher education: envisioning just futures for our profession
Mariana Souto-Manning recently published “A call for a moratorium on damage-centered early childhood teacher education: envisioning just futures for our profession”, where she calls for a shift to desire-centered early childhood…
Educators Racial Justice ResearchBeyond the Binary of Adult Versus Child Centered Learning: Pedagogies of Joint Activity in the Context of Making
Shirin Vossoughi co-authored Beyond the Binary of Adult Versus Child Centered Learning: Pedagogies of Joint Activity in the Context of Making, where the authors make the argument that educator supports for their students are limited by…
Educators Families & Change-Making Racial JusticeFixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform
Maxine McKinney de Royston and Shirin Vossoughi co-authored an op-ed with Truthout, “Fixating on Pandemic ‘Learning Loss’ Undermines the Need to Transform Education”. The authors call for the need to redefine the purposes and the…
Educators Indigenous Education Racial JusticeWhat is TribalCrit?
Tribal Critical Race Theory (TribalCrit) was developed decades ago by Bryan McKinley Jones Brayboy. However, in a recent publication with the National Education Policy Center, TribalCrit is reentered as it is resonant today given the…
Featured Indigenous EducationNew Book: Don’t Look Away
Iheoma Iruka and her colleagues recently published Don’t Look Away: Embracing Anti-Bias Classrooms. This book “leads early childhood professionals to explore and address issues of bias, equity, low expectations, and family…
Families & Change-Making FeaturedNew Terrains for Familiar Places: Re-Conceptualizing Families Engaged in Educational Changemaking
Former FLDC research assistant Charlene Montaño Nolan recently completed her dissertation New Terrains for Familiar Places: Re-Conceptualizing Families Engaged in Educational Changemaking. Read Charlene’s dissertation here….
Families & Change-Making FLDC Member UpdatesRedefining High-Quality Early Learning – and Identifying Core Principles for Putting It into Practice
Mariana Souto-Manning has co-authored Redefining High-Quality Early Learning — and Identifying Core Principles for Putting It into Practice where they illustrate 7 principles of practice that encourage “high-quality early learning”,…
Educators Families & Change-MakingThe Changing Terrains of Research in a Time of Pandemic
Ezekiel Dixon-Román co-authored The Changing Terrains of Research in a Time of Pandemic. The authors ask: “If the regularities in the social, cultural, and political spheres are what we characterize as certainties, then what do we make…
ResearchSilencing Bicultural Parental Voices through Educational Satisfaction: What Do We Need to Know?
One of our FLDC members, Edward Olivos, recently published an article called Silencing Bicultural Parental Voices through Educational Satisfaction: What Do We Need to Know? Dr. Olivos questions face-value notions of minoritized…
Families & Change-MakingHumanizing practices in online learning communities during pandemics in the USA
Muhammad Khalifa, along with other co-authors, recently published an article Humanizing practices in online learning communities during pandemics in the USA. They reflect on the importance of community-oriented practice of women of…
EducatorsMoving from “This is How It’s Always Been” to “This Is How It Must Be”: Lessons from Participatory Design Research
Vianna Alcantara and Joanna Geller co-authored this reflective piece on participatory design research and the lessons learned as FLDC members. Their hope is to “provide fellow researchers with an idea of how they may reimagine…
Featured FLDC PublicationsLearning-in-Relation: Implementing and Analyzing Assets Based Pedagogies in a Higher Education Classroom
Timothy San Pedro is an author for Learning-in-Relation: Implementing and Analyzing Assets Based Pedagogies in a Higher Education Classroom. Here the authors examine the ways in which assets-based pedagogical theories in higher…
EducatorsEmbodied Pathways and Ethical Trails: Studying Learning in and through Relational Histories
Shirin Vossoughi is an author in Embodied Pathways and Ethical Trails: Studying Learning in and through Relational Histories. Here the authors address how children’s physical interactions when they are learning together reflect…
Educators Families & Change-MakingRethinking schools, rethinking learning
Carol Lee and Na’ilah Suad co-authored Rethinking schools, rethinking learning where they explore and rethink what we want from our schools and what we want them to offer and do for young people, especially now as inequitable schooling…
EducatorsFamily-School Relationships Are the Missing Link in COVID-19 Era Education
A variety of FLDC members authored a thoughtful article, Family-School Relationships Are the Missing Link in COVID-19 Era Education. The article touches upon the important value that is the collaboration between families, communities,…
Families & Change-MakingRestoring Indigenous Systems of Relationality
Megan Bang, along with several other Indigenous scholars, author Restoring Indigenous Systems Of Relationality, where they “imagine a world that fosters stronger human relationships with each other and with the land—the world that we…
Families & Change-Making Indigenous EducationTeach-In on Critical Race Theory
FLDC member Gerardo López was one of the speakers at a powerful virtual teach-in on Critical Race Theory hosted by NOLAed: Education for Liberation. Watch a recording here. Watch Here…
Racial JusticeJust Schools virtual book launch with Ann Ishimaru, Muhammad Khalifa, and Megan Bang
FLDC members Ann Ishimaru, Megan Bang, and Muhammad Khalifa discussed Ann’s book Just Schools and the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools…
FLDC Member Updates ResearchHow to Engage with Families During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Schooling
Check out this blog post, How to Engage with Families During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Schooling, about FLDC member, Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC). In the post by Riddhi Divanji and Ella Shahn, SESEC Executive Director Erin…
Families & Change-Making Featured FLDC Member UpdatesCodesigning With Indigenous Families and Educators: Creating Robotics Education That Contributes to Indigenous Resurgence
FLDC member Megan Bang, along with Carrie Tzou, Elizabeth Starks, Meixi, Amanda Rambayon, Sara Marie Ortiz, Shawn Peterson, Paradise Gladstone, Ellie Tail, Arianna Chang, Elise Andrew, Xochitl Nevarez, Ashley Braun, wrote Codesigning…
Co-Design Cases Indigenous EducationAmbulatory Sequences: Ecologies of Learning by Attending and Observing on the Move
Ananda Marin, FLDC member, is the author of “Ambulatory Sequences: Ecologies of Learning by Attending and Observing on the Move” which was published in the Cognition and Instruction journal. Abstract: There is a growing corpus of…
ResearchDismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Remove Officers from Schools
Mark Warren, FLDC member, was interviewed by Stephen Abbott with Organizing Engagement about the school-to-prison pipeline and why it must be dismantled. “Mark Warren is a professor of public policy and public affairs at the…
FLDC Member Updates Racial Justice“Our Stories Are Powerful”: The Use of Youth Storytelling in Policy Advocacy to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline
FLDC member Mark Warren, along with Jeffrey S. Moyer and Andrew R. King, are the authors of, “‘Our Stories Are Powerful’: The Use of Youth Storytelling in Policy Advocacy to Combat the School-to-Prison Pipeline” in the Summer 2020…
Families & Change-Making Featured ResearchMatters of participation: notes on the study of dignity and learning
FLDC member Shirin Vossoughi, along with Manuel Luis Espinoza, Mike Rose, and Luis E. Poza, are the authors of “Matters of participation: notes on the study of dignity and learning” in the Mind, Culture, and Activity journal. Abstract:…
ResearchThe Wall of Moms Got Your Attention, but Mothers Have Always Been Fighting for Change
Camille Wilson, FLDC member, was quoted in a recent Harper’s Bazaar article on the importance of Black mothers’ activism. Chelsey Sanchez writes, “Camille Wilson, a professor at the University of…
Racial JusticeWhen Learning as Movement meets Learning on the Move
Kris Gutiérrez, FLDC member, is the author of “When Learning as Movement meets Learning on the Move” in the Cognition and Instruction journal. Abstract: Considering the special issue on learning-on-the move in light of earlier work on…
ResearchIn an Era of Pandemic and Protest, STEM Education Can’t Pretend to Be Apolitical
FLDC members Shirin Vossoughi and Megan Bang, along with Daniel Morales-Doyle and Sepehr Vakil, are the authors of an op-ed in Truthout, “In an Era of Pandemic and Protest, STEM Education Can’t Pretend to Be…
Educators Racial JusticeOrganizing Engagement Interview with Keith Catone
Keith Catone, FLDC member, was interviewed by Organizing Engagement. “As the founding executive director of the Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (@CYCLE_RWU) at Roger Williams University, Keith…
Educators FLDC Member UpdatesHearts and Minds First: Institutional Logics in Pursuit of Educational Equity
FLDC member Ann Ishimaru, along with Mollie Galloway, published an article, “Hearts and Minds First: Institutional Logics in Pursuit of Educational Equity” in the August 2020 Educational Administration Quarterly. Abstract:…
ResearchLearning on the Move Toward Just, Sustainable, and Culturally Thriving Futures
FLDC member Megan Bang is the author of “Learning on the Move Toward Just, Sustainable, and Culturally Thriving Futures”, which was published in the July-September 2020 edition of Cognition and Instruction. Abstract: This issue is…
Indigenous Education ResearchLearning-in-Relation: Implementing and Analyzing Assets Based Pedagogies in a Higher Education Classroom
FLDC member Timothy San Pedro is one of the authors, along with Kaitlyn Murray, Shannon C. Gonzales-Miller, Wendy Reed, Binta Bah, Crystal Gerrard, and Andrew Whalen, of an article, “Learning-in-Relation: Implementing and…
ResearchFLDC By The Numbers
Get a birds-eye view of the Family Leadership Design Collaborative in this accessible report. Learn about the breadth and depth of this work across the country. Download…
FLDC PublicationsAs Tensions With Iran Escalate, It Is Time to Challenge Empire in the Classroom
In a January 2020 editorial in TruthOut.org, FLDC member Shirin Vossoughi, along with Roozbeh Shirazi and Sepehr Vakil, challenge narratives that dehumanize Middle Eastern peoples while promoting empire and war. “It is crucial…
Families & Change-MakingNew Book: Just Schools by Dr. Ishimaru
Just Schools, by Dr. Ann Ishimaru, examines the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools. The text explores how equitable collaboration entails…
Families & Change-Making Featured ResearchTips for Collaborating with Other Families for Racial Justice
In this article from Embrace Race, Dr. Ann Ishimaru hares some of what she’s learned from her work as an educational researcher and organizer. These 5 guidelines offer starting points for families working to lead change in…
Families & Change-Making Racial JusticeRe-Imagining and Humanizing Parent-Teacher Conversations and Interactions through Role-Play
Hundreds of parents in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) shared their stories of experiencing negative interactions with teachers and administrators in schools, often times feeling disregarded and marginalized due to racial…
Families & Change-Making FLDC PublicationsTransforming the Field of Family Engagement
This booklet, originally created for the annual meeting of the Institute for Educational Leadership, lays out the background of FLDC, shares our co-design approach, and highlights four of our local site partners. Each case study…
FLDC Publications ResearchVideo: Cultivating Community Wellbeing and Educational Justice
In this video, put out by the University of Washington College of Education, FLDC members share how they are looking to radically change the old model of education by redesigning family engagement….
Featured FLDC PublicationsStrong Families, Strong Nations
“Families are the heart of Indigenous nations and communities.” We are excited to share a new publication on Indigenous family engagement from FLDC’s Dr. Megan Bang, Charlene Montaño Nolan, and Nikki McDaid-Morgan! This chapter,…
Indigenous EducationRacialized Formations of Learning In and Across Contexts
This research brief, written by Ezekiel Dixón-Roman, provides a way of understanding what racializations are, discusses some of the important research literature on the impact of racializations in education, and highlights the…
FLDC Publications Racial JusticeCircling To Move Ahead: Building Asian American Community Power For Educational Justice
FLDC Phase 2 Partner Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) has written a series of blog posts that attend to the resiliency and agency of the Asian American community in Southeast Seattle. Together with the Chinese Information…
Racial JusticeRe-imagining Turnaround: Families and Communities Leading Educational Justice
We are thrilled to share this publication from FLDC’s Ann Ishimaru on families and communities leading towards educational justice, published in the Journal of Educational Administration (JEA) in a special issue edited…
Families & Change-Making FeaturedFLDC Phase 2 Convening Synthesis
On February 7-9, 2019, FLDC held our third convening where we invited a group of people that are deeply invested in learning and humanizing our way towards community-defined educational justice and wellbeing. Across these multiple…
Featured FLDC PublicationsFostering Family-Educator Collaboration for Parent Power in Salt Lake City
The goal of the Family-School Collaboration Design Research Project, the local FLDC site in Utah, is to design spaces where families have real, collective impact on school-site decision making. The central focus has been on redesigning…
Co-Design Cases Families & Change-MakingBuilding Community & Organizational Capacity for Racial Equity in Southeast Seattle
In the local FLDC site in Seattle, co-design was led by the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC), in partnership with the University of Washington. SESEC is a coalition of Community Based Organizations (CBOs), schools,…
Co-Design Cases Racial JusticeLeveraging Family and Community Expertise to Strengthen Native Early Childhood Education
This research-practice brief, written by Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, offers insights into family and community engagement in early childhood education practice and research, rooted in the knowledge and capacity of native communities….
FLDC Publications Indigenous EducationRecasting Families and Communities as Codesigners of Education in Tumultuous Times
In a national moment of political tumult and violence directed at people of color, immigrants and other marginalized groups, our education systems need new strategies for meaningfully engaging families and communities in ensuring…
FLDC Publications ResearchBending the River: Cultivating Indigenous Wellbeing in Chicago
The Chicago Global Indigeneity Project is working to cultivate intergenerational learning opportunities to support Indigenous knowledge, identities, and practices. This project utilizes co-design to identify community-desired learning…
Co-Design Cases Indigenous EducationRe-imagining Black and Brown Solidarities in Los Angeles
The goal of co-design in South LA is to interrupt and shift power dynamics between school staff and low-income parents of color. It is centered on the work of CADRE, a parent-led community organization, in partnership with UCLA…
Co-Design Cases Families & Change-MakingPromoting Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices
Don’t miss this engaging new article from FLDC member Muhammad Khalifa: Promoting Culturally Responsive Leadership Practices: Shining a light on marginalized children with humanistic practices and data scrutiny. Excerpt: As…
Educators FeaturedEquity and Equality in Education: SESEC Summary Report
This summary report, submitted by emily warren & Jondou Chen, documents Phase 2 of the Equity and Equality in Education (EEE) Project led by the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC). Over a two year period from Fall 2017…
Co-Design Cases FLDC Member Updates Racial JusticeCentering Ancestral Knowledges
In this research brief, FLDC member Muhammad Khalifa highlights some of the research related to the importance of Ancestral knowledge in all schools, and particularly those that serve Indigenous and other Minoritized youth. Khalifa…
FLDC Publications Indigenous EducationFederal Education Policy: A Promise Neighborhood Case Study
This dissertation by FLDC member Derrick Lopez offers a case study that explicates the construct of “policy implementation process tools” as integral to the work of implementing the Promise Neighborhood Initiative. Policy…
Educators ResearchAccepting the Challenge: Supporting Early Childhood Education in Greenville, MS
This research brief by Mara Tieken, Joyce Parker, and the Greenville Early Childhood Collaborative describes an early childhood education collaborative in Greenville, Mississippi. Formed to raise early childhood education (ECE)…
Families & Change-Making FLDC PublicationsSolidarity-Driven Decision-Making: Enacting Equity in Partnering & Decision Making (Phase 2 Report)
This document elaborates FLDC’s transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of our work building solidarities across youth, families, communities, educators, and scholars in pursuit of educational justice and community wellbeing. In phase…
FLDC PublicationsWhat Does Partnership Taste Like? Reimagining Family-School Partnerships through Participatory Design Research
Read up on what partnership can look like in this FLDC published article, authored by Gerardo López, Almaida Yanagui, and Paul Kuttner (University of Utah). Here the authors detail their experience working in a collaborative where…
Featured FLDC PublicationsToward a Transformative Research and Practice Agenda for Racial Equity in Family Engagement (Phase 1 Report)
We are excited to present the first FLDC report, “Toward a Transformative Research and Practice Agenda for Racial Equity in Family Engagement.” This report is the result of a co-design process including organizers, practitioners,…
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