Critical Race Spatial Analysis: Mapping to Understand and Address Educational Inequity

How does space illuminate educational inequity?Where and how can spatial analysis be used to disrupt educational inequity?Which tools are most appropriate for the spatial analysis of educational equity?This book addresses these questions and explores the use of critical spatial analysis to uncover the dimensions of entrenched and systemic racial inequities in educational settings and identify ways to redress them.The contributors to this book - some of whom are pioneering scholars of critical race spatial analysis theory and methodology - demonstrate the application of the theory and tools applied to specific locales, and in doing so illustrate how this spatial and temporal lens enriches traditional approaches to research.The opening macro-theoretical chapter lays the foundation for the book, rooting spatial analyses in critical commitments to studying injustice.Among the innovative methodological chapters included in this book is the re-conceptualization of mapping and space beyond th