{"product_id":"critical-theory-methods-and-design-lois-weis-9780807787816","title":"Critical Theory, Methods, and Design in Educational Research: Bearing Witness in Times of Deepening Inequalities","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTwo of the foremost educational researchers chronicle their 30-year collaboration across tumultuous shifts in educational studies, bearing witness to cumulative inequities in schools and urban communities. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeis and Fine examine \u003cstrong\u003ecritical research designs with young people\u003c\/strong\u003e from elite, working class, and impoverished class fractions, as well as across racial and ethnic groups, including those experiencing structural dispossession and those enjoying privilege. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCurated to be useful to today's students and future generations of scholars\u003c\/strong\u003e, the volume chronicles the sustained impacts of unjust state systems and dives into vibrant fissures in which the imagination flourishes and possibilities grow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters explore rich linkages of theory and methods; knotty questions of collaboration, partnership, and ethics; and designs that trace social relations over time and space. A newly developed introduction and conclusion bookend six previously published chapters, many coauthored with a range of colleagues, \u003cstrong\u003eanimating research studies with a broad range of young people and young adults\u003c\/strong\u003e navigating the uneven landscapes of education in urban America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails linked to research methodologies, including multi-site longitudinal ethnography and longitudinal ethnographic interviews, as well as participatory action research that the authors, among others, have advanced in critical educational studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples of educational research that interrogate inequities and document radical possibilities by race, class, gender, immigration status, and sexuality.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines projects that have been designed alongside and by vibrant research teams from across schools, prisons, youth movements, and public and private educational P-16 plus settings. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterrogates how the authors evolved innovative research methods and ethics attentive to \"studying up,\" mapping, national youth-led surveys, participatory inquiry behind bars, and with middle school students.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers educational designs that address inequities in STEM education and outcomes and the impact of state violence on young people; as well as methods for understanding structural arrangements, youth identities, and on-the-ground research for justice.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Weis, Michelle Fine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807787817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807787816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.38w x 0.67d","brand":"Lois Weis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244012617983,"sku":"9780807787816","price":156.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5ca4dbe-bdb0-4f4a-8865-fad34e115f43.jpg?v=1758134720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-theory-methods-and-design-lois-weis-9780807787816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}