Where are the Coconspirators?: Examining Performative Youth Allyship and Opposition by Educational Leaders in K-12 Schools.

Q1 Social Sciences

Urban Review Pub Date : 2023-05-29 DOI:10.1007/s11256-023-00661-w

Ashley D Domínguez, Melanie Bertrand

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Abstract

Research argues the importance of including young people, especially youth of color, to participate in educational leadership. However, adults who enact performative allyship towards these youth leaders often obstruct young people's ability to authentically participate in educational decision making and achieve justice-driven outcomes in K-12 school policy and practice. We examine this phenomenon by exploring how teachers and administrators perform allyship towards youth voice initiatives and/or school recommendations, if at all. Interviews with educational leaders about youth voice initiatives indicated a spectrum of adult responses, including direct opposition, performative youth allyship, and passive forms of allyship which reinforce adultism and deter overall goals for youth voice and shared leadership. However, we also found that adults who enlist the role of coconspirator, who amplify youth voice initiatives on both the front and backstage and increase opportunity for educational reform.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11256-023-00661-w.

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Coconpirators在哪里？：研究K-12学校教育领导者对表现良好的青年的支持和反对。

研究表明，让年轻人，尤其是有色人种青年参与教育领导的重要性。然而，与这些青年领袖建立表演性联盟的成年人往往会阻碍年轻人真正参与教育决策，并在K-12学校政策和实践中实现正义驱动的结果。我们通过探索教师和管理人员如何对青年发声倡议和/或学校建议（如果有的话）结成联盟来研究这一现象。对教育领导人关于青年声音倡议的采访表明，成年人的反应多种多样，包括直接反对、表现性的青年盟友关系和消极形式的盟友关系，这些关系强化了通奸行为，阻碍了青年声音和共同领导的总体目标。然而，我们也发现，成年人扮演着共同推动者的角色，他们在前台和后台扩大了青年的声音倡议，并增加了教育改革的机会。补充信息：在线版本包含补充材料，可访问10.1007/s11256-023-00661-w。

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Urban Review Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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期刊介绍： Urban Review provides a forum for the presentation of original investigations, reviews, and essays which examine the issues basic to the improvement of urban schooling and education. The broad scope of topics presented reflects awareness of the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary educational problems.