'This Is Not For Me': A Counterstory on BIPOC Experiences of DEI Trainings
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) trainings often fail to uplift Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). This study used critical race theory to analyze DEI training experiences, revealing harm and performative practices rather than transformative change for BIPOC individuals.
Area Of Science
- Health Professions Education
- Social Sciences
- Critical Race Theory
Background
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts are assumed to benefit Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
- Existing research on DEI trainings lacks focus on BIPOC participant experiences.
- Few studies explore the potential for identity-based harm within DEI trainings.
Purpose Of The Study
- To critically examine the experiences of BIPOC individuals within a DEI training program.
- To challenge dominant narratives surrounding the effectiveness of DEI trainings.
- To identify how oppressive structures are perpetuated within DEI initiatives.
Main Methods
- A qualitative case study approach was employed, evolving from an initial DEI training evaluation.
- Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight BIPOC faculty and staff members.
- Reflexive thematic analysis and Critical Race Theory's counterstorytelling methodology were used for data synthesis.
Main Results
- DEI trainings can instrumentalize racial trauma for white learners and activate trauma without adequate processing.
- Performative DEI efforts were identified, failing to be transformative.
- Oppressive and racist structures were found to be reproduced within settings intended to dismantle them.
Conclusions
- DEI trainings do not universally uplift BIPOC participants and can cause harm.
- Transformative DEI work requires centering the perspectives of those with a history of oppression.
- Further critical interrogation of DEI training practices is needed to address systemic inequities.
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