Melanie Bertrand is an associate professor at Arizona State University. Her research explores the potential of youth and community leadership to improve schools and challenge systemic racism and other forms of oppression in education. She applies cultural-historical activity theory to better understand how youth and community members engage in roles of activism, governance, and leadership within education.
Sampson, C. & Bertrand, M. (2020). “This is civil disobedience. I’ll continue.”: The racialization of school board meeting rules. Journal of Education Policy, 1-21.
Bertrand, M., Salinas, S., Demps, D., Rentería, R., & Durand, E. S. (2019). “It’s everybody’s job”: Youth and adult constructions of responsibility to take action for school change through PAR. The Urban Review.
González, T., Bertrand, M., & Salinas, S. (2019). Pursuing inclusive schools: The case of youth researchers of Color expanding a new vision. Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners. (19)1: 4-22.
Bertrand, M. (2018). Youth Participatory Action Research and Possibilities for Students of Color in Educational Leadership. Educational Administration Quarterly, 54(3), 366–395.
Rodela, K. C., & Bertrand, M. (2018). Rethinking educational leadership in the margins: Youth, parent, and community leadership for equity and social justice. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 13(1), 3-9. doi:10.1177/1942775117751306
Bertrand, M., Durand E. S., & González, T. (2017). “We’re trying to take action”: Transformative agency, role re-mediation, and the complexities of youth participatory action research. Equity & Excellence in Education, 50(2), 142-154.
Scorza, D., Bertrand, M., Bautista. M., Morrell, E., & Matthews, C., (2017). The dual pedagogy of YPAR: Teaching students and students as teachers. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies.
Bertrand, M. (2016). “I was very impressed”: Responses of surprise to Students of Color engaged in youth participatory action research. Urban Education. doi: 10.1177/0042085916648744
Bertrand, M., & Marsh, J. A. (2015). Teachers' sensemaking of data and implications for equity. American Educational Research Journal, 52(5), 861-893.
Bertrand, M. Perez, W., & Rogers, J. (2015). The covert mechanisms of education policy discourse: Unmasking policy insiders’ discourses and discursive strategies in upholding or challenging racism and classism in education. Education Policy Analysis Archives.
Bertrand, M. (2014). Reciprocal dialogue between educational decision makers and Students of Color: Opportunities and obstacles. Educational Administration Quarterly. 50(4), 812-843. doi: 10.1177/0013161X14542582
Bautista, M., Bertrand, M., Morrell, E., Scorza, D., & Matthews, C. (2013). Participatory action research and city youth: Methodological insights from the Council of Youth Research. Teachers College Record, 115(10).
Spring 2021 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
EDA 593 | Applied Project |
DCI 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
TEL 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EPA 590 | Reading and Conference |
JUS 591 | Seminar |
EPA 591 | Seminar |
TEL 780 | Practicum |
TEL 791 | Seminar |
TEL 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
TEL 792 | Research |
Fall 2017 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
SPF 301 | Culture and Schooling |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
Spring 2017 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
SST 494 | Special Topics |
DCI 494 | Special Topics |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |
SST 598 | Special Topics |
DCI 598 | Special Topics |
Fall 2016 | |
---|---|
Course Number | Course Title |
EDA 548 | Sch, Family/Comm Connections |