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LatCrit Theory as a Framework for Social Justice Evaluation: Considerations for Evaluation and Evaluators
Author(s) -
Guajardo Andrea D.,
RoblesSchrader Grisel M.,
AponteSoto Lisa,
Neubauer Leah C.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.20409
Subject(s) - scholarship , sociology , social justice , critical race theory , theory of change , process (computing) , epistemology , engineering ethics , value (mathematics) , critical theory , race (biology) , social science , political science , computer science , gender studies , law , philosophy , machine learning , anthropology , engineering , operating system
This chapter introduces the use of Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit) as a framework for inciting change through Social Justice Evaluation (Mertens & Wilson, 2012; Neubauer, 2015, 2017). Informed by the foundational work of Valdes (1997) and Solorzano and Yosso (2001), the authors suggest that LatCrit informed evaluation is a transdisciplinary process that links theory with practice, scholarship with evaluation learnings, and our institutions with community, action, and change. The chapter provides an overview of the theory, synthesizes related literature, and describes a guiding framework anchored in four functions of LatCrit, detailing cultural values and methodological implications. A description of evaluator individual and collective critical reflective process ground the chapter to center the value that coauthors place on ideas developed in community through collaborative inquiry.