Research Guides: Critical Quantitative Inquiry (CritQuant): Other Information/Research

Other Information/Research

Journal Articles
SOE Article

Answering critical questions using quantitative data
Volume2007, Issue133
Special Issue:Using Quantitative Data to Answer Critical Questions
Spring 2007
A call for QuantCrit methodologies: Unpacking the need for a critical lens in school psychology research
This paperxplore specific examples of the insidious ways that ‘presumed neutral’ quantitative approaches have led to the perpetuation of oppressive practices in the following key areas of school psychology research
Critical Quantitative Literacy: An Educational Foundation for Critical Quantitative Research
Education research has recently seen the emergence of two distinct frameworks guiding the application of quantitative methods through a more critical and equity-oriented lens. These two frameworks are critical quantitative (CritQuant) studies and quantitative critical race theory (QuantCrit). Although different in their intellectual traditions, they both acknowledge the oppressive history of quantitative methods and the need to improve the criticality of quantitative research in education.
Deeper than Wordplay: A Systematic Review of Critical Quantitative Approaches in Education Research (2007–2021)
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis special issue on Critical Approaches to Education Policy Research
Special Issue: Articles and Commentary on Critical Approaches to Education Policy Research
How to “QuantCrit:” Practices and Questions for Education Data Researchers and Users
‘QuantCrit’ (Quantitative Critical Race Theory) is a rapidly developing approach that seeks to challenge and
improve the use of statistical data in social research by applying the insights of Critical Race Theory. As
originally formulated, QuantCrit rests on five principles; 1) the centrality of racism; 2) numbers are not
neutral; 3) categories are not natural; 4) voice and insight (data cannot ‘speak for itself); and 5) a social
justice/equity orientation.
Making the invisible visible: advancing quantitative methods in higher education using critical race theory and intersectionality
This paper proposes a method and praxis for exploring the complex, interdependent relationship between race-ethnicity, gender, and class.
QuantCrit: rectifying quantitative methods through critical race theory
Critical race theory (CRT) in education centers, examines, and seeks to transform the relationship that undergirds race, racism, and power. CRT scholars have applied a critical race framework to advance research methodologies, namely qualitative interventions. Informed by this work, and 15 years later, this article reconsiders the possibilities of CRT applications to quantitative methodologies through ‘QuantCrit.
Trends and Motivations in Critical Quantitative Educational Research: A Multimethod Examination Across Higher Education Scholarship and Author Perspectives
Using QuantCrit to advance an anti-racist developmental science: Applications to mixture modeling.
How researchers use statistical analyses shapes their research toward or away from an anti-racist agenda. In this article, we demonstrate how developmental scientists can use the QuantCrit framework to critically examine the process of conducting quantitative analyses. In particular, we focus on mixture modeling to clearly demonstrate how the integration of QuantCrit can be achieved within a statistical technique.

CritQuant: School of Education Faculty and Students Join a Movement to Disrupt Traditional Research Methods
The article "CritQuant: School of Education Faculty and Students Join a Movement to Disrupt Traditional Research Methods" discusses Syracuse University's Critical Quantitative (CritQuant) Research Group, which challenges traditional divides between qualitative and quantitative research. By integrating Critical Race Theory (CRT) and other critical perspectives, the group aims to use quantitative data to address systemic inequities in education. Faculty and graduate students collaborate in a research forum to explore how CritQuant can transform educational research into a more equitable practice by focusing on institutional structures rather than individual deficits.