I think this experience has had a large impact on how I initially believed research could be conducted. It definitely affected my perception of how involve you can become in your research depending on what methods you are utilizing. Since I conducted research using a teacher-research methodology approach, I became heavily involved. There was never really the effect of being an outsider looking in because I was/am a member of the H.Y.P.E. (Homewood Youth Powered and Engaged) media team. I…
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Skills I’ve Acquired
Through this research process I have managed to obtain several “soft skills” that I believe will assist me in my academic as well as professional career. One I’d like to highlight is communication. As I have been working with fellow team members and participants that are a part of HYPE media, being able to operate successfully within this particular communication network has been integral. Written communication skills…
What I Hope to Learn
This summer I hope to learn more about culturally sustaining pedagogies (CSPs) and how they function in relation to young black girls. A CSP’s main goal is to encourage and sustain “linguistic, literate, and cultural pluralism” as a key element of education in order to advance positive social change (Alim & Paris 2017). Culturally sustaining pedagogy operates in settings where education is essential…
Communicating My Research
When talking to a general audience with the intention of conveying my research’s significance, I would direct their attention to how important the research I am conducting is for black youth, and to get even more specific black female youth in particular. A lot of the time, stories and narratives concerning them are always created from an outside…
Changing Perception
Overall, I hope to learn more about the Black Homewood youth and how the capabilities they possess will help them foster change within their own community. When individuals change how they perceive their community and themselves, they are able to project that modified self-perception to the outside world, therefore, creating a positive image from within. What happens when these young individuals are empowered how…
Introduction: Maia Stephenson
Hello Everyone! My name is Maia Stephenson. I am a rising junior, majoring in Public and Professional Writing and minoring in History. I’ve really enjoyed being a Public and Professional Writing major because it has allowed me to acquire various skills as I work with different writing genres such as critical, blogging, technical, research and…