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Looking for a review tool or resources for recruiting and empowering (persistence) students from equity-seeking groups. #SACdn any insight or documents you could send my way?
Also, through some googling I must say that I’m struck by how often a leading or highlighted institutional practice to support recruitment and retention of students from equity-seeking groups is a university preparation course. #DeficitThinking
I’m not entirely sure that the reason an institution is not successfully recruiting or retaining students from equity-seeking groups is that the students aren’t prepared. That seems problematic.
I can acknowledge that practice is not the sole mechanism for improvement,however, if initiatives only focus on students’ perceived deficits or improving sense of belonging (ie. coercing students to assimilate into a problematic culture) then perhaps that is why there is an issue
As a leader at a Post-Secondary Institution, I recognize that there is learning, growth, and change that is needed. I view my role as continuing to learn and grow personally and to encourage greater change locally and systemically.
This started as an effort to get a sense of great resources to support my learning and turned into a bit of a rant. Apologies but it felt important to say.
