Methodological Complexity: A both/and Approach to Address Tool Validity and Reliability for Assessment of Cultural Responsiveness in Indigenous Serving Schools

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Angelina Castagno, Northern Arizona University

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Castagno, Angelina. Methodological Complexity: A both/and Approach to Address Tool Validity and Reliability for Assessment of Cultural Responsiveness in Indigenous Serving Schools. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-12-20. https://doi.org/10.3886/E195265V2

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Summary:  View help for Summary This paper presents the first psychometric validation of the Culturally Responsive Assessment of Indigenous Schooling (CRAIS) tool, alongside a call for methodological complexity when engaged in research with and in Indigenous contexts. We examined the 23 culturally responsive schooling (CRS) principles underlying the newly created CRAIS tool in independent samples of curriculum units produced by teachers. Of the 23, 22 principles loaded into two factors. We further investigated the rationale for all 23 items through a review of the literature and robust discussions about the lived experiences of the authors and the Indigenous teachers with whom we work. We suggest that this both/and approach of quantitative and qualitative analysis results in a richer and more nuanced tool, as compared to what one single method would have rendered. Embracing this methodological complexity allows us to both center Indigenous lived experiences and maintain fidelity to the statistical implications of our work. 
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Science Foundation (1908464)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms culturally responsive schooling; indigenous peoples; education
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2019 – 12/20/2019 (Spring and Fall 2019)
Universe:  View help for Universe Educators serving indigenous students in the southwest

Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) event/transaction data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Culturally responsive curriculum units referred to in our manuscript are published and can be accessed at https://in.nau.edu/ine/curricula-resources/.  The data collected is protected by tribal sovereignty and through the Navajo Nation Human Research Review Board (NNHRRB).  To access the data, permission must be sought from the NNHRRB. They can be contacted at :
Mailing Address:
Navajo Research Program – NDOH
P.O. Box 1390
Window Rock, AZ 86515


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