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Dr. Miguel Guajardo

  • Professor - Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych

Biography and education

Miguel A. Guajardo is a Professor in the Education and Community Leadership Program and a member of the doctoral faculty in School Improvement at Texas State University. His research interests include issues of community building, community youth development, race and ethnicity, university and community partnerships, and Latino youth and families.

Research Interests

  • Ashford-Hanserd, Shetay Nicole (Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Sarmiento, Eric Ryan (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Rayburn, Steven W (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Myles, Colleen Crystal (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Davio, Rebecca Lynn (Supporting), Fox, Rebekah L (Supporting), Guajardo, Miguel (Supporting), Valencia, Louie Dean (Supporting), Valle, Rosina Ruiz (Supporting). #ReclaimDunbar: A community needs assessment for the Dunbar arts, cultural and innovation district, Multidisciplinary Team Formation (MTI) Grant, Texas State University, Texas State University, $1000. (Funded: July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019). Grant.
  • Guajardo, Miguel. Community U, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $235000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Guajardo, Miguel. Rural People Rural Policy, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $50000. (Funded: 2006). Grant.
  • Guajardo, Miguel. Leadership Community Change, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $100000. (Funded: 2004). Grant.
  • Guajardo, Miguel. Loka Institute, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $150000. (Funded: 2004). Grant.
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  • Guajardo, M., Guajardo, F., Salinas, C., & Cardoza, L. (2019). Re-Membering, Re-Framing, and Re-Imagining Latino Leadership in Education: Reflections on Community, Higher Learning, and Higher Education. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, Vol. 18(2), 141–164.
  • Arar, K., Bogotch, I., De La Rosa, Y., Fong, C. J., Guajardo, M., & Mifsud, D. (2024). Decolonizing research methods. In Decolonizing Educational Knowledge: International Perspectives and Contestations (pp. 9–38). Springer. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55688-3_2
  • Arar, K., & Guajardo, M. (2023). The “Beyond” Spaces of Social Justice Leadership. In Handbook of Leadership in Education. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
  • Guajardo, F., & Guajardo, M. (2022). Stories of Place and People: A Genealogical Tree of Two Mexican-American Brothers Becoming Professors. In Preparing for Full Professor: Critical Issues on Gender and Racial Equity in Research, Teaching, Service, and Policy Making. Sterling, Virginia, USA: Stylus Publishing LLC.
  • Arar, K., Saiti, & Guajardo, M. A. (2022). Redesigning and recomputing the future of education: The role of technology, the learning process, personality traits, and diversity in learning systems. Power and Education, Vol. 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/17577438221117346
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    Latino SIG

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    San Marcos EDCL Cohort Leadership & Development Plan

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