Fostering Student Success Through Justice-Oriented or Equitable Learning Environments

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This session comprises presentations that question or examine the structure and function of various educational learning environments (i.e., in-person, virtual, hybrid, etc.) and the extent to which they foster student success through justice-oriented or equitable means for students across a diversity of identity groups. Papers in this presentation discuss the intimate relationship between the educational environment (e.g., norms, practices, beliefs, values) and student engagement (i.e., access, learning, persistence, etc.).

Sub Unit

• Division C - Learning and Instruction

Chair

• Nickolaus A. Ortiz, Georgia State University

Papers

• Set Apart Through Stories: A Narrative Case Study of Black Female Persistence in an Online Doctoral Program - Cece Lively, Baylor University; Brooke Blevins, University of Idaho; Lakia M Scott, Yale University

• Propelling Black Girls in Science: Exploring Teacher and School Influences on Science Motivation and Persistence - Charlotte A. Agger, Indiana University; Terrell R Morton, University of Illinois at Chicago; ReAnna S. Roby, Vanderbilt University; Monica L. Miles, Teachers College, Columbia University

Discussant

• Whitney N. McCoy, Duke University