Transforming Teaching Practices: The Impact of an Equity-Minded Faculty Development Program

• In Event: Faculty Development

Abstract

Equity-minded approaches in higher education seek to foster the critical reflection required to enact pedagogical changes that confront existing racialized equity gaps, including those present in Hispanic-Serving Institutions. This study describes a faculty development program that utilizes multiple sessions of workshop-format activities and dialogue-based approaches in a collaborative, small-group setting to further participants’ equity-mindedness. Utilizing quantitative analyses of paired, Likert-scale pre- and post-surveys of three cohorts, we conclude that our program advanced our participants’ capacity around the topic of educational equity, in terms of both personal belief and constructive practice. Our findings implicate the importance of institutional investment in opportunities for faculty members to develop their understanding of educational equity due to its potential transformative impact on diverse student populations.

Authors

• Jessica Morales-Chicas, California State University - Los Angeles

• Corin Bowen, California State University - Los Angeles

• Corinne Bower, California State University - Los Angeles

• Yvette Z. Szabo, California State University - Los Angeles

• Michael Selvan Joseph, California State University - Los Angeles

• Tina Salmassi, California State University - Los Angeles

• Valerie Talavera-Bustillos, California State University - Los Angeles

• Krishna Foster, California State University - Los Angeles

• Olaseni Sode, California State University - Los Angeles

• Andre Ellis, California State University - Los Angeles