Veena Vasudevan’s new book explores care-based approaches to research

Veena Vasudevan, assistant professor of digital media and learning at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, co-edited a book that explores the interpersonal relationships formed during long-term school-based research.

“Care-Based Methodologies: Reimagining Qualitative Research with Youth in U.S. Schools” details methods for conducting responsible research that improves the understanding of youth lives, cares for their wellbeing and works toward dismantling the systems that oppress them.

Vasudevan co-edited the book with Nora Gross, visiting assistant professor of sociology at Boston College; Pavithra Nagarajan, senior research associate at CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance; and Katherine Clonan-Roy, assistant professor at the Cleveland State University College of Education and Human Services.

“So much of educational research talks about kids but doesn’t talk with kids. Schools can be deeply uncaring and isolating for students, particularly for Black and Brown youth in urban public education,” Vasudevan said. “When you don’t feel cared for in a place, that affects how you engage in everything else.”

[Faculty Member Veena Vasudevan Explores Care-Based Approaches to Research in New Book]