Ethnic studies and student development: Cultivating racially marginalized adolescents’ critical consciousness.
Andres Pinedo, Gabrielle Kubi, Aber John Espinoza, Johnny Gonzalez, Matthew A. Diemer
Abstract
= 13.92) survey data, and focus group data with 19 students, revealed that ethnic studies-enrolled students grew more in their critical reflection than nonenrolled students. However, the quantitative data demonstrated decreasing critical motivation among all students, whereas the qualitative data suggested emergent critical motivation among ethnic studies-enrolled students. Furthermore, critical school socialization and teacher pedagogy were key to ethnic studies consciousness-raising. Altogether, this study highlights that ethnic studies fosters youth critical consciousness-a worthwhile outcome that should be considered in policy debates about ethnic studies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).