Engaged Scholarship in the Academy: Reflections from the Margins

• Published in: Equity & excellence in education Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 551 - 565
• Main Authors: Drame, Elizabeth R., Martell, Sandra Toro, Mueller, Jennifer, Oxford, Raquel, Wisneski, Debora B., Xu, Yaoying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amherst Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2011; Routledge; Equity & Excellence
• Subjects: Collaboration; College faculty; College students; Disabilities; Diversity (Faculty); Early Childhood Education; Early Intervention; Educational Environment; English (Second Language); Females; Higher Education; Hispanic American Culture; Hispanic Americans; Multicultural Education; Reflection; Scholarship; School Community Relationship; Social Justice; Special Education; Special Education Teachers; Teacher Education; Teacher Education Programs; Tenure; Women; Women Faculty
• ISSN: 1066-5684; 1547-3457
• DOI: 10.1080/10665684.2011.614874

This paper represents a series of reflections on collective and individual efforts of diverse women scholars to reconcile alternative views of scholarship within the academy. We document our collective experience with embedding the concept of the "scholarship of engagement" in our practice of research, teaching, and service through a process of collaborative inquiry. In addition, we discuss individual efforts to challenge university colleagues and students (many of whom are teachers in training) to interrogate issues of social justice, diversity, and marginalization in their academic environments. Our experiences provide a critical examination of the supports needed for diverse women faculty who engage in critical dialogues that challenge traditional institutional structures while on the tenure path.