FAQs

1. I am interested in attending. Is there cost information that is available at this time?

The event is free and open to the public. There will be a registration link sent to all those who have pre-registered so watch for that early next month.

2. I am an Indigenous language revitalization scholar and language instructor. Can attending help me understand culturally responsive assessment tool creation?

The event will feature work from a wide array of critical quantitative researchers. While some may have an emphasis on the instrumentation needed to conduct this unique form of research, it is not limited to that particular type of study. However, quantitative research does rely on instrumentation and it will be important to press the participating researchers on their techniques of instrument selection or development. I happen to be teaching a course this summer on developing culturally specific assessments in support of QuantCrit research studies. I plan to build from my course materials a more systematic description of my approach from a pedagogical perspective. Stay tuned for that.

3. I'm on vacation for a portion of this week and am hoping it's ok to join for just a day or two?

While the event will be held throughout the entire week, we recognize that not everyone will be able to attend all the sessions. There will be a registration link sent to all those who have pre-registered so watch for that early next month.

4. How can we take up commitments to QuantCrit when our data might be limited to student demographics (e.g. race/ethnicity, gender, English proficiency)? _How can we collect different data that moves towards characterizing opportunity to learn and the system that influences student outcomes?

You raise some important questions about the fundamental building blocks of QuantCrit research. When restricted to student demographic data, it is still possible to resolve key questions from a QuantCrit perspective. Additionally, developing new forms of data can help bring about change in systems. To do so, it is important to reflect what is valued as learning from the perspective of those assessed and their broader communities.

5. Looking for applying to current dissertation work in practice- But this is during my work hours so I am unclear how much I can engage around work requirements for these posted times.

While the event will be held throughout the entire week, we recognize that not everyone will be able to attend all the sessions. We will be considering the possibility of recording all of the sessions and can let you know of our decision sometime this month.

6. Do we need to bring a sample data set if we are grad student level?

The Work Week will consist of a series of research presentations and will not be run as a course in data analysis. Rather, it will provide an opportunity to see how researchers are integrating Critical Quantitative techniques within their own research.

7. How long is the presentation requirement? I don't see a timeline or structure for the presentation. I would like to present on some of my historical research on eugenics and norm-referenced testing methods in education.

The sessions are 1-hour long to provide researchers enough time to share and engage with the audience.

8. What is the time commitment that is expected to be part of the Organizing Committee? What background or expertise are you looking for in the members?

The organizing committee has been meeting to prepare the conference materials and communications. However, we will be looking for reviewers to help us make selections of the final group of presentations. For that activity, we are hoping to have a wide array of research expertise grounded in Critical theories. Please feel free to reach out if you have any interest in assisting with those.

9. What does Critical Quantitative stand for/mean? It appears to me that it is more appropriate to say critical qualitative than critical quantitative.

While much of the research that is conducted from a Critical perspective does happen to lean qualitatively, there is a branch of research that attempts to take these concepts into a quantitative direction. QuantCrit (Gillborn, et al., 2018) and culturally specific assessment (Sul, 2019) are both grounded in Critical perspectives and focus on quantitative research.

10. 1) What are the expected time commitments for organizers leading up to and during the Work Week? 2) Will there be planning meetings or coordination sessions before the event? If so, how often and when are they scheduled? 3) Are there specific roles or responsibilities for organizers (e.g., moderating sessions, managing logistics, supporting tech needs)? 4) As a participant, will recordings be available in case I need to miss a session or step away?

The organizing committee has been meeting to prepare the conference materials and communications. However, we will be looking for reviewers to help us make selections of the final group of presentations. For that activity, we are hoping to have a wide array of research expertise grounded in Critical theories. Please feel free to reach out if you have any interest in assisting with those. We will be considering the possibility of recording all of the sessions and can let you know of our decision sometime this month.

11. Is this an academic conference associated with the University of San Francisco or is this solely put on via private entity of Sul & Associates? As such, are you looking for submissions that are academic papers based in studies or more of what people are doing within industry/prepared for an industry audience? Thank you.

This is a privately-hosted free conference open to researchers working within the space of Critical quantitative methods. We are expecting submissions from both academic and private researchers. We are most interested in hearing about new developments in this space and are seeking to grow this network of researchers.

12. Hi, I am using a QuantCrit approach for my research within UK-based health and social care. I have framed this HealthMetCrit. Is the event online or in person? I could possibly attend in person if this is open to academics (I am a final year PhD) outside of the USA.

The Work Week will be held exclusively online. This will allow us to keep costs to a minimum and allow for a wider audience to attend.

13. Will there be a presenter introduction promotion? I am looking to market my research for academic roles.

We have not discussed a presenter introduction promotion. However, I can take this concept to the planning team for more insight on what we can do to support those in search of academic, research positions.

14. Please would you provide the link to join the meeting?

There will be a registration link sent to all those who have pre-registered so watch for that in early July.