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'We Are the Future': Critical Inquiry and Social Action in the Classroom

Authors :
Spires, Hiller
Himes, Marie
Lee, Crystal Chen
Gambino, Andrea
Source :
Journal of Literacy Research. Jun 2021 53(2):219-241.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

This study explored how engaging in critical inquiry through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global fostered social action with high school students. Drawing on theoretical perspectives from critical inquiry and social action and employing a collective case study approach, we focused on six diverse students from two of the 18 teams who participated in a PBI Global examining global water and sanitation over a two-month period. Data sources included semi-structured student interviews, students' posts and uploads in a shared writing space, and students' multimodal products of learning. Three themes emerged from the analysis across the data sources: synergistic collaboration, critical analysis and creation of multimodal texts, and understanding global and local interdependence to take social action. The discussion illuminates how students' engagement in critical inquiry and social action ignite the emergence of Freire's notion of critical consciousness.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1086-296X
Volume :
53
Issue :
2
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Literacy Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ1297881
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296X211009283