Adam Kho is a research grantee conducting a meta-analysis to identify effective programs, policies, and practices for improving the educational achievement of Black and Latinx students. Building on his experience as a K–12 classroom teacher, Kho currently mentors seven doctoral students while serving as the faculty advisor for the Asian-American/Pacific Islander Graduate Student Collective. Kho will use this award to engage in the process of co-discovery, whereby he and his mentee will learn a body of literature and its associated methodologies together. By taking himself out of the position of expert, Kho aims to flatten the hierarchies that make it difficult to approach the act of mentorship openly and honestly. Kho’s mentee, Nicolas Pardo is a Latinx doctoral student at the University of Southern California. Pardo’s goals include strengthening his professional network, deepening his understanding of the hidden curriculum, and gaining expertise in QuantCrit. Pardo will also provide research assistance on Kho’s Foundation-funded project. Under Kho’s guidance, Pardo will screen, code, and validate studies for the meta-analysis and train and coordinate the team of research assistants supporting the study.
With this award, Kho will engage in the process of co-discovery, whereby he and his mentee will learn a body of literature and its associated methodologies together.
