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Leveraging Faculty Development to Promote Inclusive Teaching at a Community College

Rissler, Heather
http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5008-5975
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1690627419441879

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2023, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Administration.
A potential strategy for mitigating opportunity gaps in higher education is to increase the implementation of inclusive teaching practices (ITPs) by faculty. Inclusive teaching includes a combination instructional strategies, curricular choices, and mindsets that promote equitable learning outcomes for students. of This action research study examines the student and faculty perceptions of ITPs at Midwest Community College (MCC), focusing on instructional strategies and curricular choices. Students were surveyed to understand their perceptions of ITPs. Faculty were surveyed to understand both their perceptions of ITPs and potential barriers for implementation. Qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with faculty highlighted barriers faced in implementing ITPs and identified strategies for increasing the use of ITPs in the classroom. Results suggest that students do respond positively to ITPs and that faculty desire to implement ITPs but face a number of barriers including time and examples of inclusive teaching in practice. Furthermore, faculty are on a spectrum of readiness to implement ITPs. The proposed action plan includes development of an Equity-Oriented Teaching Team that aims to support faculty in enhancing their use of ITPs. Analyzing the landscape of ITPs through an activity system framework helped identify contradictions that must be addressed in order to move towards more equitable learning outcomes in the college classroom.
Elizabeth Essex (Committee Chair)
88 p.
Community Colleges; Higher Education; Pedagogy
inclusive teaching; equitable learning; faculty development; activity theory; community colleges

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  • Rissler, H. (2023). Leveraging Faculty Development to Promote Inclusive Teaching at a Community College [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1690627419441879

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rissler, Heather. Leveraging Faculty Development to Promote Inclusive Teaching at a Community College. 2023. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1690627419441879.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rissler, Heather. "Leveraging Faculty Development to Promote Inclusive Teaching at a Community College." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1690627419441879

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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