Promoting Data Literacy and Equity-Mindedness Among Community College Employees in Pursuit of Truth and Equity

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session Five
  In Roundtable Session: Higher Education: Creating New Paths for Data Use (Table 4)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to observe and measure the impact of a professional development course on the data literacy and equity-mindedness of community college faculty and staff. Via this critical race, mixed-methods, action research study, we determined that the professional development course contributed to improvements in employee data literacy and equity-mindedness. In particular, the course helped increase employee self-efficacy for data use, increased employee knowledge of data use and equity-mindedness, and increased employee intent to use data in the future. We also found that the organization’s culture pertaining to data and equity to be complex and evolving, both hindering and facilitating data use, in general and specifically, especially when addressing inequitable student outcomes.

Authors

• Dennis Mitchell, Mesa Community College
  Presenting Author

• Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Arizona State University
  Presenting Author