Bridging Theory to Practice

The goal of this paper is to move beyond theoretical explorations of culturally responsive research to instead offer researchers concrete examples and effective strategies for designing culturally responsive instruments and protocols in STEM educational research. As a Black female researcher from a multiply marginalized background, I intentionally leverage minoritized funds of knowledge, cultural intuition, and experiential insight to offer a validated model of culturally responsive interview methods. In doing so, I propose tangible means of enacting critical theories of race, gender, and cultural responsiveness into research practice. This practice-based articulation of culturally responsive research stems from a rigorous analysis of 1 large-scale, multisite study on race, education, and STEM equity. Data from the study include protocols and subsequent revisions, sample interview questions, participant quotes, and research memos.