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Authors Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie and John H. Hitchcock Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA Abstract With this editorial, we introduce the Black Lives Matter special issue (i.e., Volume 13, Issue 1) of the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests that took place in the United States and…
Authors Charlotte Abrams(a) and Sandra Schamroth Abrams(b) (a) Green Meadow Waldorf School, Chestnut Ridge, NY, USA; (b) St. John’s University, Queens, NY, USA Abstract This foreword to the Black Lives Matter special issue looks to embrace active listening and open dialogue via writing, and it calls attention to the confines of traditional publishing that…
Author Aliya Holmes St. John’s University, New York, NY, USA Abstract This essay takes a critical look at the beliefs we embrace in this society as “truths” and the inconsistencies that surround many of these concepts especially when they involve those of African Diaspora. The essay challenges us to critically analyze the narratives we…
Author David Bell, Ed.D. Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, UT, USA Abstract The May 2020 killing of George Floyd and the public’s outcry has sparked a response from many higher education institutions to publish anti-racist statements. On the surface, these statements may seem genuine, but the bureaucratic governance structure of higher education may…
Author Kesshem Hetep Williams Performing Artist/Poet, Rockland, NY, USA Abstract The poem is the overview of fear that the police cause. Also, it is an example of what goes on inside the head of Black individuals who find themselves feeling targeted, and want to be liberated from their own fears.
Author Leslie Laboriel TrajectUP®️, Metro, NY, USA Abstract There is a relationship between marginalized Black K-12 children and Black women in Corporate America. This practice results in Black K-12 children and Black women being undervalued on all levels. Highlighting personal experiences supports current assumptions around inequities, marginalization, and the Black lives Matter movement. At…
Author Anthony J. Harris Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, USA Abstract The author discusses three historical civil rights movements in the United States—Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s; the Million Man March; and the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM). The author compares and contrasts each movement and event from his perspective as…
Authors Edward C. Fletcher Jr.(a) and Tony Xing Tan(b) (a) The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; (b) University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Abstract In this study, we used an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design to examine how an urban high school STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) themed academy—with…
Author Peggy Shannon-Baker Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA Abstract Understanding how we form and maintain implicit racial biases can help identify how to disrupt them. With this goal in mind, mixed and multi-method research approaches offer researchers the ability to combine various methodological approaches to explore the formation, experiences, and impact of implicit…
Author Lauren E. Decker-Woodrow and Donald Barfield Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA Abstract The importance of the ethnic diversity of study participants is well established in the medical, social science, and education fields but more work is needed. Currently, the concern revolves around the inclusion of racial diversity, within study populations, in the reporting…
Author Mack T. Hines III Mack Hines Consulting LLC, Prosper, TX, USA Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide a historical context for the meaning of the words Black Lives Matter. First, the author highlights the African perspectives of Black Lives Matter. Then, the author describes the American experiences that gave rise…
Authors Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz(a) and Shamari Reid(b) (a) Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; (b) University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA Abstract Evoking the spirit of Toni Morrison, we were moved to view the work of the scholars in this special issue through the lens we used to frame a class we taught…
Author Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA Abstract In this article, motivated by the unjustified and brutal killing of George Floyd by police officers, I write an open letter to faculty members in general and to White faculty members in particular. In the first part of this letter, I recount some…
Author Donggil Song(a), John H. Hitchcock(b), Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie(b, c), R. Burke Johnson(d), Brigitte Smit(e), and Vanessa Scherman(f) (a) Instructional Systems Design and Technology, Sam Houston State University, TX, USA; (b) Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA; (c) Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, England and Department of Educational Leadership and Management/Department of Educational Psychology,…
Author Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie(a) and Julie A. Corrigan(b) (a) Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, England; Department of Educational Leadership and Management/Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA; (b) Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Abstract The step of obtaining a sample(s)…
Author Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, England; Department of Educational Leadership and Management/Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa and Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA Abstract The formal use of the technique of quantitizing has made, and continues to make, a valuable contribution to the mixed…