Study illustrates how critical youth studies and young adult literature help preservice teachers design ELA curricula that center authentic adolescent voice and agency.
Kelli Rushek • Katherine Batchelor
Culturally Sustaining Teaching, Identity, and Youth Voice
Search for Publications, Reports, and Presentations
Miami University researchers show how teaching critical literacy helps future teachers analyze pop culture and gender representation.
Katherine Batchelor • Kelli Rushek
Spilling Tea: A Critical Feminist Reclamation of Gossip in Literature and Media
Miami researchers show how gossip can empower women and promote gender equality through critical feminist teaching.
Kelli Rushek • Katherine Batchelor
This study explores how an early-career Asian American ELA teacher uses narrative inquiry to build anti-racist, love-centered teaching practice.
Kelli Rushek
Networks of care supporting Latina teen mothers
Study shows how teachers along the U.S./Mexico border create integrated networks of care to support Latina teen mothers in school.
Ganiva Reyes
Caring relationships that support Latina teen mothers
Study shows how caring teacher–student relationships help Latina teen mothers thrive in school through a borderland approach to teaching.
Ganiva Reyes
The Lost Art of the Book Talk: What Students Want
Student feedback shows how preservice teachers can use book talks to boost engagement through energy, clear summaries, and meaningful connections.
Katherine Batchelor
Using Linked Text Sets to Promote Advocacy and Agency Through a Critical Lens
Study shows how linked text sets help preservice teachers use critical literacy to explore diverse young adult texts and social justice themes.
Katherine Batchelor
Opening Doors: Teaching LGBTQ-themed Young Adult Literature for an Inclusive Curriculum
Preservice teachers explore LGBTQ young adult literature to better support adolescents and design inclusive, student-centered curricula.
Katherine Batchelor