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Title: Walking the Line between Saviorism and Social Activism: A Positionality Perspective on Gentrifier Parents' Navigating School Choice
Language: English
Authors: Allison Roda (ORCID 0000-0002-3685-7052), Alisha Butler (ORCID 0000-0002-0613-2587), Molly Vollman Makris (ORCID 0000-0003-1870-3524)
Source: Urban Education. 2026 61(3):413-448.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 36
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Meta Analysis, School Choice, Advantaged, Middle Class, Land Acquisition, Community Change, Whites, Parent Participation, Parents, Activism
Geographic Terms: New York (New York), District of Columbia
DOI: 10.1177/00420859251353776
ISSN: 0042-0859
1552-8340
Abstract: This qualitative meta-analysis reanalyzed interview data from five studies to examine how 163 racially diverse gentrifier parents in Washington, D.C., and New York City experienced a tension between their desire to serve the school community and common good and to be served by educational institutions and impart their own values and priorities. As they navigate their community and school choice processes, our analysis shows how "socially conscious" gentrifiers' reconcile the fine line they walk between saviorism and social activism. The results have implications for educational stakeholders to recognize and disrupt saviorism tendencies among gentrifier parents and enact policy changes for equity.
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