Explore projects in Critical Consciousness!
These projects examine how individuals—especially adolescents and young adults—develop awareness of social inequalities and engage in actions to challenge and transform them. Rooted in theories of social justice and empowerment, these studies explore how youth come to recognize systemic oppression, reflect on their social identities, and build a sense of agency to enact change. Research often investigates the role of schools, families, communities, and peer networks in fostering critical reflection, political efficacy, and sociopolitical action. Many projects also focus on educational interventions, youth organizing, and culturally responsive pedagogy that support the development of critical consciousness as a pathway to equity, civic engagement, and positive identity development.
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- CAREER: The development of, and reasoning about, inequality and its rectificationProject Abstract/Summary This project investigates the origins of our understanding of fairness and inequality. The first part of the project investigates how our cognitive skills shape our understanding of equity; the second aim then focuses on the specific features of inequality that young children attend to. Finally, the last aim investigates how social factors, such as experiences with systemic disadvantage, shape the development of our reasoning about inequality. This research will help pinpoint the specific stumbling blocks that children –… Read more: CAREER: The development of, and reasoning about, inequality and its rectification