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Gathering Diverse Perspectives to Tackle "Wicked Problems": Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Educational Placement
American journal of community psychology, v 65(1-2), pp 44-62
01 Mar 2020
PMID: 31273819
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Abstract
Among students receiving behavioral health and special education services, racial/ethnic minority students are consistently overrepresented in settings separate from general classrooms. Once separated, many young people struggle to improve academically and face significant difficulty upon trying to return to a general education setting. Given the complex, ongoing, and multifaceted nature of this challenge, racial/ethnic disproportionality can be identified as a "wicked problem," for which solutions are not easily identified. Here, we describe our community-engaged research efforts, eliciting perspectives from relevant partners in an ongoing dialogue, to better integrate diverse stakeholders' perspectives when attempting to address such disparities. We conducted focus groups and qualitative interviews with members of three stakeholder groups: community-serving organizations, individuals with lived experience of behavioral health conditions, and state-level policymakers, with a shared interest in addressing racial and ethnic disparities. Participant responses illustrated the "wickedness" of this problem and highlighted the need for additional supports for students, families, and school personnel, increased collaboration across relevant systems and agencies, and reduced barriers related to funding. Overall, this methodology bridged differing perspectives to develop, in concert with our partners, a shared language of the problem and a core set of issues to consider when seeking to effect change.
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- Title
- Gathering Diverse Perspectives to Tackle "Wicked Problems": Racial/Ethnic Disproportionality in Educational Placement
- Creators
- Amanda NeMoyer - Massachusetts General HospitalOra Nakash - Reichman UniversityMarie Fukuda - Massachusetts General HospitalJill Rosenthal - National Academy for State Health PolicyNajeia Mention - National Academy for State Health PolicyValeria A. Chambers - Transformat Ctr, Roxbury, MA USADeborah Delman - Transformat Ctr, Roxbury, MA USAGilberto Perez - Goshen CollegeJennifer G. Green - Wheelock CollegeEdison Trickett - University of MiamiMargarita Alegria - Massachusetts General Hospital
- Publication Details
- American journal of community psychology, v 65(1-2), pp 44-62
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- T32 MH019733 / NIMH NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01 MD009719 / NIMHD NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities (NIMHD)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000521933400005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85068512415
- Other Identifier
- 991020929747604721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Work