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Ph.D. candidate
Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California
eochang@ucsc.edu
McHenry Library, EDUC 0285
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Critical policy analysis, education reform, civic media and digital technologies, collaborative, community-based research, ethnography.
Ethan Chang is a sociologist of education and Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research examines the intersection of social inequities and education policy and centers on three interwoven strands: the politics of digital technologies and youth organizing; the role of market- and community-based organizations in shaping education politics and policymaking processes; and the relationship between advocacy leadership and school-community change. He uses critical policy analysis, institutional theory and participatory action research to analyze and advocate for educational equity.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship (2018-2019)
Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Program (2018)
Chancellor's Graduate Internship Program (2016-2017)
Chancellor's Graduate Student Fellowship (2013-2014)
Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship (2010)
Chang, E. (2018). Bridging an engagement gap: Toward equitable, community-based technology leadership practice. International Journal of Leadership in Education, DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2018.1492504
Chang, E. (2018). Digital meritocracy: Intermediary organizations and the construction of policy knowledge. Educational Policy, DOI: 10.1177/0895904818802116
Koyama, J. & Chang, E. (2018). Schools as refuge? The politics and policy of educating refugees in Arizona. Educational Policy. [Special Issue]. Politics of Education Association (PEA) Yearbook, DOI: 10.1177/0895904818807319
Issues in Educational Reform; Race, Class, & Culture in Education; Education, Media, & Society; Critical Policy Analysis; Qualitative Research Methods; Schools, Communities, & Families; Participatory Action Research.