BOOKS
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Journal Articles (Selections)
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Kirshner, B., Tivaringe, T., & Fernandez, J. (2021). “This was 1976 reinvented”: Building a youth movement in South Africa for educational justice. Journal of Community Psychology.
Kirshner, B., & Jefferson, A. (2015). Participatory democracy and struggling schools: Making space for youth in school turnarounds. Teachers College Record, 117(6), 1-26.
Kirshner, B., Hipolito-Delgado, C., & Zion, S. (2015). Sociopolitical development in educational systems: From margins to center. The Urban Review, 47(5), 803–808.
Kirshner, B. (2014). Learning in youth organizing [Article Response]. Democracy & Education, 22(1), 1-4.
Mitra, D., Serriere, S. C., & Kirshner, B. (2014). Youth participation in U.S. contexts: Student voice without a national mandate, Children and Society, 28(4), 292-304.
Kirshner, B., & Ginwright, S. (2012). Youth organizing as a developmental context for Latino and African American youth. Child Development Perspectives, 6(3), 288-294.
Kirshner, B., & Pozzoboni, K. (2011). Student interpretations of a school closure: Implications for student voice in equity-based reform. Teachers College Record, 113(8), 1633-1667.
Kirshner, B., Pozzoboni, K., & Jones, H. (2011). Learning how to manage bias: A case study of youth participatory action research. Applied Developmental Science, 15(3), 140-155.
Kirshner, B., & Geil, K. (2010). “I’m about to bring it!” Access points between youth activists and adult policymakers. Children, Youth Environments, 20(1), 1-24.
Kirshner, B., Gaertner, M., & Pozzoboni, K. (2010). Tracing transitions: Understanding the impact of a school closure on displaced students. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32(30), 407-429.
Kirshner, B. (2009). Power in numbers: Youth organizing as a context for exploring civic identity. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 19(3), 414–440.
Kirshner, B. (2008). Guided participation in three youth activism organizations: Facilitation, apprenticeship, and joint work. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 17(1), 60-101.
Research Grants
Principal Investigator
2018- current
Hewlett Foundation, “Scaling action civics in an urban school district” (PI, with co-PI Shelley Zion and co-PI Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
2018-current
Ford Foundation, “The Research Hub for Youth Organizing and Education Policy” (PI, with co-PI Siomara Valladares.)
2016-17
2015-17
Spencer Foundation, “Measurement of Youth Policy Arguments” (PI, with co-PIs Shelley Zion and Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
Hewlett Foundation, “Measurement of Youth Policy Arguments” (PI, with co-PIs Shelley Zion and Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
2010-13
The Spencer Foundation, “Critical civic inquiry among non-college bound youth: A design-based research study” (PI, with Co-PIs Shelley Zion and Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
2012
American Educational Research Association, AERA Research Conference Award, “Sociopolitical Development, School Engagement, and Psychological Well-Being: Defining Terms and Assessing the Evidence Base” (PI, with co-PIs Shelley Zion and Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
2007-8
The Spencer Foundation: “Mixed-Methods Examination of the Impact of a School Closure on Students”
Co-Principal Investigator
2019-current
WT Grant Foundation, “Who is Hearing ‘Youth Voice’ Research? Strengthening the Use of Research Evidence from YPAR" Co-PI, with PI Emily Ozer.)
2018-current
Hewlett Foundation, “Measure of Youth Policy Arguments follow-up” (co-PI, with PI Carlos Hipolito-Delgado and co-PI Shelley Zion.)
2018-current
KnowledgeWorks, “Critical Civic Inquiry” (co-PI, with PI Shelley Zion and co-PI Carlos Hipolito-Delgado.)
2018
Spencer Foundation, “Place and displacement: Sustaining just communities” (co-PI, with PI Antwan Jefferson.)
2016-18
Ford Foundation, “Creating a Research Hub to Support the Education Justice Movement” (co-PI, with PI Michelle Valladares & co-PI Kevin Welner.)
2014-17
The MacArthur Foundation Connected Learning Network, Subcontract to CU Boulder (Senior Researcher, with PI William Penuel.)
2014-16
The California Endowment, “Youth Organizing Research” (co-PI, with PI Roderick Watts.)
2011-15
Atlantic Philanthropies, “Youth Engagement & Organizing: An International Resource for Civic Engagement and Youth Development” (Co-PI, with PI Roderick Watts.)
2011-14
The Cricket Island Foundation, ““Youth Engagement & Organizing: An International Resource for Civic Engagement and Youth Development” (Co-PI, with PI Roderick Watts.)
2011-14
The Hazen Foundation, “Youth Engagement & Organizing: An International Resource for Civic Engagement and Youth Development” (Co-PI, with PI Roderick Watts.)