"Challenging "Citizen Science

Liminal Status Students and Community-Engaged Research

Bibliographic Data

ID5935360
AuthorsEsa Syeed (0000-0003-2301-8580, California State University, Long Beach, corresponding author), Abigail Rosas (California State University, Long Beach), Farah Hammam (California State University, Long Beach), Sherry Shen (California State University, Long Beach), Fatima Zeferino (California State University, Long Beach)
Year2022
Volume11
Issue2
Pages66
Publication date2022-02-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci11020066
OpenAlexW4211126940
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

The problematic term "citizen science" continues to circulate in scholarly circles and points to challenges with how researchers may conceptualize who takes part in community-engaged inquiry. Emerging from experiences with a research team intentionally comprised of students who are undocumented, political asylees, and those belonging to mixed status families, we seek to center how immigration status can inform justice-oriented research processes. By focusing on students experiencing liminal status, we note both the structural barriers they face as well as their agency. Through a critical reflexive process, we outline four key tensions that address skills, authenticity, inclusivity, and possibilities relevant to mixed status teams conducting community-engaged research. By exploring how citizenship status impacts research at epistemological and applied levels, we arrive at more inclusive and just possibilities for community-engaged research

Agency (philosophy · Citizenship · Liminality · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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