Transformative Education

Chronicling a Pedagogy for Social Change

Bibliographic Data

ID2280362
AuthorsMiguel Guajardo, Miguel A Guajardo (0000-0002-7192-2753, Organization of American States, corresponding author), Francisco Guajardo (Organization of American States, corresponding author), Edyael Del Carmen Casaperalta (Organization of American States, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume39
Issue1
Pages3-22
Publication date2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology & Education Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0161-7761 • E-ISSN: 1548-1492
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1548-1492.2008.00002.x
OpenAlexW1963831686
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited25

This article chronicles the work of the Llano Grande Center for Research and Development, an educational nonprofit organization in South Texas, by following the narrative of one of its students and two of the authors, who are also founders of Llano Grande. Through the use of ethnography, visuals, and storytelling, they present an emerging theory of practice and a hybrid methodology that has contributed to the development of the work, the school, and the community. An activist agenda informed by practice and supported with theory is woven through the text in biographical form. The text also documents the cornerstones of the work: building strong relationships; work originating from self, place, and community; and engaging in meaningful work. When integrated into a seamless practice, this combination of guiding principles yields a certain power that youth and adults alike begin to negotiate within and between their peers, teachers, and community for change. This sense of self, efficacy, and power then informs much of their work as adults. [Latino epistemology and education, activist ethnography, Llano Grande Center, storytelling, community as text, pedagogy of hope

Ethnography · Narrative · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Power structure · Social science · Sociology · Storytelling · Transformative learning · Anthropology · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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