Title
Battling Two Pandemics: The Intersection of Covid-19 and Systemic Racism in San Antonio Schools
Date of Award
5-2021
Document Type
Thesis open access
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Benjamin Sosnaud
Second Advisor
Rocio Delgado
Abstract
In this thesis, I investigate educators’ experiences and observations of structural inequities during the switch to online teaching and learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Through interviews with ten educators in the city of San Antonio, Texas, I analyzed the COVID-19 pandemic through an equity lens, specifically highlighting the ways in which it is transforming access to education for underserved students. Through this study, I find that the digital divide is still a salient issue in society, and that students of color and/or from low socioeconomic backgrounds are pushed out of schools by external structural forces that further marginalize their community. This study highlights the need to develop more culturally competent curricula, prepare critically conscious educators, and take a holistic approach to the education of the next generations.
Recommended Citation
Long, Diana Guadalupe, "Battling Two Pandemics: The Intersection of Covid-19 and Systemic Racism in San Antonio Schools" (2021). Sociology and Anthropology Honors Theses. 16.
https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/socanthro_honors/16