To CRT (in your Dissertation) or not CRT? That is the Question!

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https://doi.org/10.5195/ie.2024.424

Keywords:

Critical Race Theory, Education Doctorate, applied research, CPED

Abstract

Recently the notion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) has come under fire by those with a limited knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings surrounding the intersection of education, law, and race in American society. To support those students eager to incorporate CRT as a framework within their research, the authors analyzed the dissertations of students receiving Education Doctorates (EdD). The researchers set out to determine how EdD students used CRT, how they framed problems of practice (POP), how they operationalized CRT, and to understand how those former students interrogated their findings in the pursuit of truth. The authors intend for this work to expand the knowledge base on CRT and inform scholarly practitioners on how to operationalize CRT to create sustainable change in the American education system.

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2024-10-31

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Wilkerson, R. D., & Perry, J. A. (2024). To CRT (in your Dissertation) or not CRT? That is the Question!. Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 9(4), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.5195/ie.2024.424

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Vol. 9 No. 4 (2024): Regular Issue

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