Schooling for Critical Consciousness: A Conversation with Scott Seider and Daren Graves

Dr. Scott Seider is Associate Professor of Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College. His research focuses on the role that educators and schools can play in fostering young people's civic development, and he is the co-author with Prof. Daren Graves of Schooling for Critical Consciousness (Harvard Education Press, 2020). Prior to joining the Boston College faculty, Dr. Seider worked as a teacher-educator at Boston University and as a secondary English teacher in the Boston and Westwood (MA) Public Schools.

Dr. Daren Graves is an Associate Professor of Education and Social Work at Simmons University and Adjunct Lecturer of Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research lies at the intersection of critical race theory, racial identity development, and teacher education. Dr. Graves has reported on his work in a variety of publications including Schooling for Critical Consciousness: Engaging Black and Latinx Youth in Analyzing, Navigating, and Challenging Racial Injustice (Harvard Education Press, 2020). He also co-teaches Critical Race Theory in Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Dr. Graves serves as co-chair of the AERA Hip Hop Theories, Praxis & Pedagogies Special Interest Group.