Using critical race mixed methodology to study multiply marginalized youth of color in schools

Abstract

Multiply marginalized youth of color (MMYOC) often experience a barrage of discrimination within schools due to their intersectional identities. In the school psychology field, there is a frequent failure among researchers to employ methodological tools that adequately capture the complexity of their varied intersectional marginalizations. Anti-oppressive approaches that center on race while addressing intersectional systems of oppression, such as Critical Race Mixed Methodology (CRMM), provide a useful approach to interrogating this complexity. Focusing on MMYOC, we explicate the application of CRMM to foster the advancement of socially just and anti-racist research methodologies in school psychology. It includes a discussion of the theoretical foundations of Critical Race Theory and elaborates on the various elements of a CRMM study. Implications for the application of CRMM in the current anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion climate are also considered.