Walking the Line Between Saviorism and Social Activism

A Positionality Perspective on Gentrifier Parents’ Navigating School Choice

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7172640
AutoresAllison Roda (0000-0002-3685-7052, Department of Educational Leadership, Molloy University, Rockville Centre, NY, USA, autor de correspondencia), Alisha Butler (0000-0002-0613-2587, Wesleyan University), Molly Vollman Makris (0000-0003-1870-3524, Guttman Community College)
Año2026
Volumen61
Número3
Páginas413-448
Fecha de publicación2026-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaUrban Education (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00420859251353776
OpenAlexW4411731772
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas61

This qualitative meta-analysis reanalyzed interview data from five studies to examine how 163 racially diverse gentrifier parents in Washington, D.C., and New York City experienced a tension between their desire to serve the school community and common good and to be served by educational institutions and impart their own values and priorities. As they navigate their community and school choice processes, our analysis shows how “socially conscious” gentrifiers’ reconcile the fine line they walk between saviorism and social activism. The results have implications for educational stakeholders to recognize and disrupt saviorism tendencies among gentrifier parents and enact policy changes for equity

Perspective (graphical) · Political science · School choice · Sociology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology