Toward Intersectionality as Critical Praxis in Federal Civil Rights Enforcement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9730811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria M Lewis (0000-0001-9539-4003, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, corresponding author), Lydia Ocasio-Stoutenburg (0000-0003-3760-4476, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA), Raquel Muñiz (0000-0002-9052-3969, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 484-492 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x251348198 |
| OpenAlex | W4411291785 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Reflective of the systemic nature of oppression and discrimination, inequities are long-standing and pervasive in education. To address these concerns, justice-oriented policymakers, education practitioners, advocates, and researchers seek to identify and dismantle systemic inequities through formal and informal mechanisms. One formal channel to address inequities is through the enforcement activities of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In recent years, OCR has signaled a more explicit and nuanced look at interconnected inequities, gesturing toward intersectionality. We are keenly interested in the ways that OCR can embody this framework in meaningful ways. In this article, we call on OCR and others to harness their power to promote intersectional critical praxis in civil rights enforcement
Civil rights · Criminology · Critical theory · Enforcement · Intersectionality · Political science · Praxis · Sociology · Gender Studies · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms · Legal Issues in Education · Public Administration
Social Networks and Organizations
The Difference That Power Makes
Discipline and Punish
The role of intersectionality in research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers
Small advances and swift retreat
Let’s face it, the racial politics are always there
Special Issue Introduction
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
Pursuing Intersectionality, Unsettling Dominant Imaginaries
Beyond Good Intentions in Special Education Policy
Toward a Field of Intersectionality Studies
A Review of Los Angeles Unified Data Following the OCR Compliance Investigation
From the Personal to the Global
Who raised you?”
The intellectual landscape of critical policy analysis
The Paradox of Organizational Double Jeopardy
Intersectionality as a radical framework for transforming our disciplines, social issues, and the world
A Comprehensive and Practical Approach to Policy Guidance
A Critical Knowledge Praxis Framework for Educational Policymakers and Practitioners
K–12 Civil Rights Complaints
A Theory of Racialized Judicial Decision-Making
Repressive Legalism
Mapping the Margins
From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt
Dis/ability critical race studies (DisCrit)
Education policy as an act of white supremacy
A Theory of Racialized Organizations
No Blacks Allowed
Situated Learning
Learning from the Outsider Within
Critical Race Methodology
Intersectionality's Definitional Dilemmas
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |