Critical Possibilities

To address racial inequity, researchers have called for critical quantitative approaches that reclaim statistics. Using one critical quantitative methodological framework, QuantCrit, and one theoretical framework, intersectionality, this paper provides considerations for critical education researchers when working with a popular source of data: secondary datasets. Based on a scoping review of work from education, social science, and beyond, I provide ways for educational researchers to act for social justice starting from the beginning of a study through the dissemination of findings. These steps encourage more reflective, community-oriented, and interdisciplinary research rather than provide a prescriptive set of guidelines.