Black Participatory Research

Part I. Introduction. Black Bridges, Troubled Waters, and the Search for Solid Ground: The People, the Problems, and Educational Justice

1. Introduction. Black Bridges, Troubled Waters, and the Search for Solid Ground: The People, the Problems, and Educational Justice
Decoteau J. Irby, Elizabeth R. Drame

Part I. Dark Waters: Navigating the Ripple Effects of Education Reform on Black Children in New Orleans

2. Striving toward Collective Solutions in Race-Conscious New Orleans
Elizabeth R. Drame

3. Nothing about Us, without Us (Nihil de Nobis, Sine Nobis)
Deirdre Johnson-Burel

4. Crisscross Applesauce: Reflections on Intertwined Identities
Elizabeth R. Drame

Part II. All-Out War: Fighting against the White Appropriation of Jailed Wisdom

5. Working with Adult Non-Completers to Address the School Dropout Problem
Decoteau J. Irby

6. Commitment, Love, and Responsibility Are Key
Gerald Bolling

7. Be Catty and Piss on Your Work: A Cautionary Tale of Researching while Black
Lynnette Mawhinney

Part III. Eradicating the Waste: Challenging Western Education Dominance in Postcolonial West Africa

8. Navigating Age, Gender, and Cultural Crashes and Clashes in a Youth-Led PAR Project in West Africa
Dominique Duval-Diop

9. Littering, Planting, and Harvesting: Imagining Going Green in the Sands of Senegal
Fernie Diop, Ndeye Mama Diop, Soukeyna Abbott

10. Unveiling the Bias Within: The Power of a Single Narrative to Oppress the P in Participatory
Dominique Duval-Diop

0. Conclusion

11. Conclusion
Decoteau J. Irby, Elizabeth R. Drame

Nyckelord: Education, International and Comparative Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Educational Policy and Politics, Ethnicity Studies, African American Culture