Exploring Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) K–12 Educator Experiences in the Literature
Kourtney Kawano, Professor
Education
Applications for Fall 2025 are closed for this project.
This project is a systematic review of AANHPI teachers and how they are discussed across peer-reviewed scholarship to date. The project's goals are to 1) map the field of research on AANHPI K–12 educators by identifying peer-reviewed sources published to date, 2) examine thematic trends in how the experiences of AANHPI educators are represented across educational research, and 3) analyze methodological, conceptual, and theoretical orientations used to make sense of AANHPI educators’ experiences, particularly about race, identity, and structural inequity.
Role: Task #1: Attend weekly check-in meetings with faculty mentor and project members to discuss short-term and long-term goals of project, complete training, discuss project updates, and collaborate on direction of project
Learning outcome #1: Develop verbal, interpersonal communication skills
Task #2: Aid the faculty mentor with coding peer-reviewed sources and documenting codes in digital spreadsheet
Learning outcome #2: Learn specific techniques for collaborative qualitative research in education; develop analytic skills associated with coding literature using established criteria; become more familiar with educational literature on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander teachers
Task #3: Collaborate with faculty mentor and additional project members with developing a conceptual map of findings
Learning outcome #3: Learn and develop creative skills to visualize and communicate data
Qualifications: Education major/minor or interest in education or social science research desirable
Familiarity with or skill in Google Workspace apps, Zotero, and Zoom platforms desirable
Hours: 3-5 hrs
Off-Campus Research Site: Zoom for synchronous research meetings and asynchronous individual work
Education, Cognition & Psychology Social Sciences