Timberly L. Baker Data-verified
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Timberly L. Baker's research focuses on race, education, and social justice, particularly examining the experiences of Black families and communities. Her work investigates historical and contemporary contexts of Black home education in the American South, exploring the socio-historical underpinnings and lived realities of these educational choices. Baker also studies counter-movements to challenge 'whiteness' within teacher education programs at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs), advocating for pedagogical approaches that promote equity. Her systematic reviews analyze scholarship on race in rural educational contexts, synthesizing findings to identify trends and gaps since 2001. Baker's scholarship has contributed to discussions on educational justice and the activation of activism within educational leadership programs, connecting research to community engagement.
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- h-index: 5
- Publications: 18
- Citations: 845
Selected Publications
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Cheryl Fields-Smith. (2025). <i>Creating Educational Justice: Learning from Black Home Educators</i> (2025)
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Socio-Historical and Contemporary Context of Black Home Education within the Black Belt of the American South (2024)
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Whiteness Owns it, Blackness Defines it (2021)
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Activating activism within the EdD: Connecting DiP Research and the community (2021)
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- Activating activism within the EdD: Connecting DiP Research and the community
- A Systematic Review of Research on Race in Rural Educational scholarship since 2001
- Counter-Movements to Trouble Whiteness in Teacher Education at a PWI: A Pedagogical Approach
- “Parents need to know their rights”
- Whiteness Owns it, Blackness Defines it
- A Systematic Review of Research on Race in Rural Educational scholarship since 2001
- Cheryl Fields-Smith. (2025). <i>Creating Educational Justice: Learning from Black Home Educators</i>
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