Critical Consciousness Theory and Measurement

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Introduction - Critical Consciousness Theory and Measurement

Mapping the Complexity of the Terrain

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2023

Luke J. Rapa and

Erin B. Godfrey

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Luke J. Rapa and

Erin B. Godfrey

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Luke J. Rapa: Affiliation:
Clemson University, South Carolina
Erin B. Godfrey: Affiliation:
New York University

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This introduction chapter provides an introduction to critical consciousness and articulates the rationale for why an edited volume on critical consciousness theory and measurement is needed. We highlight the structure of the book, which has two parts: one focused on issues relevant to theory and the other focused on issues relevant to measurement. A brief review of each of the chapters appearing in the volume’s two sections is provided. This chapter concludes with the presentation of a "schema" we provide to support navigating the contents of this volume – and other critical consciousness scholarship– and explicate how this schema represents some of the most complex and challenging issues faced by scholars working in critical consciousness theory and measurement today.

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theory measurement instrument development inequity marginalization oppression privilege systemic barriers sociopolitical development

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Information: Critical Consciousness
Expanding Theory and Measurement
, pp. 1 - 16

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009153751.001 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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