解决加拿大中学后工程学院内的黑人包容性问题:一个关键的视角
Mikhail Burke1, Cori Hanson1, Cassandra Abraham1
1University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Canadian journal of science, mathematics and technology education = Revue canadienne de l'enseignement des sciences, des mathematiques et de la technologie
|April 16, 2024
概括
在多伦多大学的多伦多大学.
科学领域:
- 教育公平教育公平教育公平
- 高等教育政策 高等教育政策
- 科学社会学科学社会学
背景情况:
- 多伦多大学 (U of T) 应用科学与工程学院 (FASE) 发生的一起反黑人种族主义事件促使机构发生了变化.
- 黑人学生团体批评了对事件的不当处理,强调需要提高包容性.
- 审查和加强现有举措,以解决系统性问题.
研究的目的:
- 概述U of T FASE在成为反种族主义机构方面所采取的最初步骤.
- 通过有针对性的计划和对话来解决黑人包容性问题.
- 确定在工程领域实施种族平等倡议的障碍和促进者.
主要方法:
- 实施三个关键举措:K-12外展,基于种族的数据收集和全教师以种族为中心的对话.
- 应用批判性种族理论 (CRT) 和个人反思进行分析.
- 实施挑战和成功的定性评估.
主要成果:
- 专注于K-12外展,数据收集和对话的倡议面临的障碍包括时间限制,财务问题,机构政策和工程文化.
- 白色和色彩逃避被确定为重要的障碍.
- 关键的成功因素包括指定的冠军,管理不适与比赛讨论,高级管理倡导,和自我赋权.
结论:
- 解决系统性种族主义问题和促进工程领域的黑人包容性需要持续的努力和战略干预.
- 克服障碍需要有专注的领导力,开放的对话和机构的承诺.
- 已识别的促进者为推动未来在学术环境中的反种族主义倡议提供了路线图.
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