Frank Perez

University of California, Riverside, Ethnic Studies, Graduate Student

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Journal of Latinos and Education Exposure/Formation: A Process for Developing Transformative Education Frameworks and Critical Consciousness in Higher Education

Journal of Latinos and Education, 2019

In this paper, I assert that professors can develop transformative pedago- gies from exposure to ... more In this paper, I assert that professors can develop transformative pedago- gies from exposure to social injustice in everyday work and teaching or from studying it in graduate programmatic and course settings. I make this assertion based on data from a qualitative study where I interviewed five public university professors (n= 5) from humanities and social science departments. I used purposive sampling to gain deeper insights on social justice education, which often leads to transformative impacts on students. Those I interviewed discussed experiences where they were exposed to or learned about social injustices. Through learning about this injustice, they then developed educational mindsets where they wanted impact society through teaching and education. Their goal was to expose students to similar experiences and understandings so that their students would also develop these analytical perspectives. This study gives scholars and educa- tors insights as to how teachers from various disciplines develop transfor- mative perspectives that they also want to imbue on their current and future students. Likewise, this project bridges theoretical conversations about critical pedagogy to qualitative research with respect to how tea- chers come to teach in critical and transformative ways.

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A Call For Transformative Teaching

This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as t... more This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as the dimensionality of Transformative Teaching (TT). Through my analysis of critical and radical scholarship around specific types of teaching, I show I need for adopting this type of education due to calls from academic activists and marginalized communities. My discussion highlights A Call for Transformative Teaching where I show why we should incorporate these practices into higher education curricula. I specifically discuss how Transformative Teaching Counter Standardized Education, Hegemony and Hegemonic Forces, and can be used as a Tool for Positive Social Change. Lastly, I discuss the Dimensions of Transformative Teaching where I describe the core theoretical tenets of these teaching practices. Through this, one can see the multidimensionality of these praxes as well as their function for promoting equity and justice for all students. I conclude by arguing the critical importance of incorporating TT in all institutions. I discuss how educators and institutions might develop strategies with Minority Communities understand their needs and recognize their intellectual significance. In doing so, academic and societal power holders will validate these communities' previously disrecognized intellectual importance and potential.

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A Call for Transformative Teaching

This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as t... more This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as the dimensionality of Transformative Teaching (TT). Through my analysis of critical and radical scholarship around specific types of teaching, I show I need for adopting this type of education due to calls from academic activists and marginalized communities. My discussion highlights A Call for Transformative Teaching where I show why we should incorporate these practices into higher education curricula. I specifically discuss how Transformative Teaching Counter Standardized Education, Hegemony and Hegemonic Forces, and can be used as a Tool for Positive Social Change. Lastly, I discuss the Dimensions of Transformative Teaching where I describe the core theoretical tenets of these teaching practices. Through this, one can see the multidimensionality of these praxes as well as their function for promoting equity and justice for all students. I conclude by arguing the critical importance of incorporating TT in all institutions. I discuss how educators and institutions might develop strategies with Minority Communities understand their needs and recognize their intellectual significance. In doing so, academic and societal power holders will validate these communities’ previously disrecognized intellectual importance and potential.

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Making Space For Transformative Pedagogies: A Discussion on Critical and Student-Centered Learning in Public Higher Education

For this project, I am interested in understanding how transformative pedagogies can be beneficia... more For this project, I am interested in understanding how transformative pedagogies can be beneficial to nontraditional and minority university students. Specifically, I want to show how public university professors use various teaching approaches following transformative frameworks, if they feel these approaches benefit students, and how they developed their pedagogical perspectives. I gathered data through qualitative dialogic methods by interviewing twelve public university professors (N = 12). Analyses illustrate how respondents experienced forms of social injustice, which inspired their transformative consciousness and teaching praxis. Findings also describe various methods respondents employ to provide students with validating transformative educational environments and perceived benefits of these methods. Findings also underscore various institutional constraints educators face when implementing transformative practices. I conclude by providing rationale for the greater institutional inclusion of transformative pedagogies, the expansion of transformative pedagogical research focused on both the student and professor perspectives, and for a dramatic conceptual shift regarding education. This project contributes to the literature by moving beyond theoretical transformative education discussions to examining the lived experiences of those engaged in emancipating forms of teaching and learning. I provide theoretical insights on processes where professors came to develop their transformative pedagogical perspectives and a digital disconnect that may occur with on-line education.

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Journal of Latinos and Education Exposure/Formation: A Process for Developing Transformative Education Frameworks and Critical Consciousness in Higher Education

Journal of Latinos and Education, 2019

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A Call For Transformative Teaching

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A Call for Transformative Teaching

This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as t... more This paper is a focused literature review that discusses the power and potential for as well as the dimensionality of Transformative Teaching (TT). Through my analysis of critical and radical scholarship around specific types of teaching, I show I need for adopting this type of education due to calls from academic activists and marginalized communities. My discussion highlights A Call for Transformative Teaching where I show why we should incorporate these practices into higher education curricula. I specifically discuss how Transformative Teaching Counter Standardized Education, Hegemony and Hegemonic Forces, and can be used as a Tool for Positive Social Change. Lastly, I discuss the Dimensions of Transformative Teaching where I describe the core theoretical tenets of these teaching practices. Through this, one can see the multidimensionality of these praxes as well as their function for promoting equity and justice for all students. I conclude by arguing the critical importance of incorporating TT in all institutions. I discuss how educators and institutions might develop strategies with Minority Communities understand their needs and recognize their intellectual significance. In doing so, academic and societal power holders will validate these communities’ previously disrecognized intellectual importance and potential.

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Making Space For Transformative Pedagogies: A Discussion on Critical and Student-Centered Learning in Public Higher Education

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