Data Literacies and Social Justice: Exploring Critical Data Literacies through Sociocultural Perspectives

Arastoopour Irgens, G; Knight, S; Wise, A; Philip, T; Olivares, M; Van Wart, S; Vakil, S; Marshall, J; Parikh, T; Lopez, L; Wilkerson, M; Gutiérrez, K; Jiang, S; Kahn, J

Data Literacies and Social Justice: Exploring Critical Data Literacies through Sociocultural Perspectives

Arastoopour Irgens, G Knight, S

Wise, A Philip, T Olivares, M Van Wart, S Vakil, S Marshall, J Parikh, T Lopez, L Wilkerson, M Gutiérrez, K Jiang, S Kahn, J

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Citation:: 2020
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dc.contributor.author	Arastoopour Irgens, G
dc.contributor.author	Knight, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-5780
dc.contributor.author	Wise, A
dc.contributor.author	Philip, T
dc.contributor.author	Olivares, M
dc.contributor.author	Van Wart, S
dc.contributor.author	Vakil, S
dc.contributor.author	Marshall, J
dc.contributor.author	Parikh, T
dc.contributor.author	Lopez, L
dc.contributor.author	Wilkerson, M
dc.contributor.author	Gutiérrez, K
dc.contributor.author	Jiang, S
dc.contributor.author	Kahn, J
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-04T00:04:31Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-04T00:04:31Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.citation	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/145058
dc.description.abstract	The ability to interpret, evaluate, and make data-based decisions is critical in the age of big data. Normative scripts around the use of data position them as a privileged epistemic form conferring authority through objectivity that can serve as a lever for effecting change. However, humans and materials shape how data are created and used which can reinscribe existing power relations in society at large (Van Wart, Lanouette & Parikh, in press). Thus, research is needed on how learners can be supported to engage in critical data literacies through sociocultural perspectives. As a field intimately concerned with data-based reasoning, social justice, and design, the learning sciences is well-positioned to contribute to such an effort. This symposium brings together scholars to present theoretical frameworks and empirical studies on the design of learning spaces for critical data literacies. This collection supports a larger discussion around existing tensions, additional design considerations, and new methodologies.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	International Society of the Learning Sciences
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.22318/icls2020.406
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Data Literacies and Social Justice: Exploring Critical Data Literacies through Sociocultural Perspectives
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-01-04T00:04:26Z
pubs.place-of-publication	Nashville, Tennessee
dc.location	Nashville, Tennessee

Abstract:

The ability to interpret, evaluate, and make data-based decisions is critical in the age of big data. Normative scripts around the use of data position them as a privileged epistemic form conferring authority through objectivity that can serve as a lever for effecting change. However, humans and materials shape how data are created and used which can reinscribe existing power relations in society at large (Van Wart, Lanouette & Parikh, in press). Thus, research is needed on how learners can be supported to engage in critical data literacies through sociocultural perspectives. As a field intimately concerned with data-based reasoning, social justice, and design, the learning sciences is well-positioned to contribute to such an effort. This symposium brings together scholars to present theoretical frameworks and empirical studies on the design of learning spaces for critical data literacies. This collection supports a larger discussion around existing tensions, additional design considerations, and new methodologies.

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