Understanding Faculty Perspectives of Equity in Undergraduate Science Education

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: Faculty Perceptions (Table 27)

Abstract

Undergraduate science education continues to work toward commitments to equity and equity-oriented practices. Understanding faculty perspectives of equity and how it informs their teaching has implications for whether and how they support students, particularly those who are historically underrepresented, to participate in science. Drawing from interviews with faculty across varying institution types, this presentation analyzes the ways equity is discussed through a framework of access, achievement, identity, and power. Preliminary findings reveal that faculty discuss the dimensions in varying ways given institution type, positionality, or type of course. This work contributes to an ongoing understanding of equity in undergraduate science education and has implications for how to support faculty to deepen their equity perspectives and practices.

Authors

• Juliet Lee, Westfield State University

• Kathryn Weglarz, Westfield State University