Innovative Qualitative Collection Methods for Centering Race and Ethnicity

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Title: Innovative Qualitative Collection Methods for Centering Race and Ethnicity
Language: English
Authors: Penny A. Pasque (ORCID 0000-0001-5588-3398), Mianmian Fei (ORCID 0009-0006-8658-0959), Erin Tebben (ORCID 0000-0001-9493-1786), Sarah N. Lang (ORCID 0000-0002-6284-7624), Erin G. Fox (ORCID 0009-0005-0430-2940), Arya Ansari (ORCID 0000-0001-5033-9668), Donna Y. Ford (ORCID 0000-0002-5853-7463)
Source: Teachers College Record. 2026 128(3):195-205.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Educational Research, Research Design, Research Methodology, Data Collection, Sampling, Self Concept, Racial Identification, Heterogeneous Grouping, Focus Groups, Vignettes
DOI: 10.1177/01614681261444153
ISSN: 0161-4681
1467-9620
Abstract: Race, equity, and justice remain challenging yet critical topics for education researchers in the contemporary U.S. context. Meaningful engagement with these topics requires researchers to critically acknowledge dominant paradigms and intentionally design research approaches that meaningfully center race and ethnicity. This research note offers innovative and tested methods for qualitative data collection that enable researchers to engage in deeper dialogues on race and ethnicity with participant-collaborators: (1) purposeful sampling to reflect racial/ethnic diversity within the group under investigation, (2) "matched" and "mixed" focus groups to center participants' social identities, and (3) vignettes with auditory and visual depictions to facilitate discussion. Each proved beneficial for in-depth and rich data collection, fostering deeper analyses, discussions, and recommendations for practice.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1505874
Database: ERIC
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