This paper discusses
critical discourse analysis (CDA) as used to analyze a Critical Race Theory (CRT) case study, which investigated reflective
discourses of three co-directors of a Canadian summer institute on multi-culturalism and diversity. The author points out that CDA analysis of the discourses was undertaken using Clegg's six criteria of
language-power discourse within groups and organizations as variables for the analysis: (1) Values, (2) rules, (3) power, (4) discretion, (5) organization and (6) paradox. The paper concludes that CDA, when used in its pure form for CRT analysis, represented a very slow and painstaking task; however, using Cleggs criteria was efficient and yielded flaws in the methodology of the case study approach. Table of Contents Introduction Purpose of the Study Research Question Hypothesis Null Hypothesis Assumptions Limitations Delimitations Literature Review Introduction Literature on Educational and Qualitative Research Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Research Definition, Types, and Uses of Qualitative Research Overview of Critical Race Theory (CRT): Its Purposes, Assumptions, and Limitations Descriptive CRT Literature Origins of Critical Race Theory (CRT) The Power of Storytelling Descriptive Literature on Race and Multiculturalism Enter "CRT-Light": Public Education Trends of the 1970's and 1980's The 1990's and Beyond Review of Critical Race Theory (CRT) Case Studies Case Study 1: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students' Patti's Reflections: 'Walking on Quicksand' Shahrzad's Reflections: 'Marginality of the 'Subject'; 'Subjectivity' of the Margin Andre's Reflections: 'The Personal is Pedagogical' Case Study 2: 'A Critical Race Analysis of Latino(a) and African American Advanced Placement Enrollment in Public High Schools' Case Study 2's Methodology Case Study 2 Results Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusions Case Study 3: 'Understanding Cheating in Nepal' Case Study 4: 'The Acceptance of a Multicultural Education among Appalachian College Students' Survey Instrument Content and Methods Survey Distribution Methods Case Study Survey Results Other CRT Case Studies, Briefly Described Conclusion Research Methods Introduction Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a Method Origins of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Conclusions Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) Used to Interrogate Two Critical Race Theory Case Studies The Case Study: 'Thinking the Practice': Academic Adult Educators' Reflections on Mediating a Summer Institute as a Multicultural Learning Journey for Graduate Students' Values Power Rules Discretion Organization Conclusion