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ERIC Number: ED616285
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Program Review as an Opportunity to Drive Anti-Racist Change. Pathways to Results. Implementation Partnerships Strategy Brief
Rockey, Marci; Georges, Colvin T., Jr.; Bourne, Jewel
Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Recent iterations of the Program Review manual to guide the five-year program review process for Illinois community colleges asks institutions to disaggregate data toward identifying equity gaps, the process provides Illinois community colleges with an opportunity to utilize the review as a vehicle to implement anti-racist change. Within the context of career and technical education (CTE) programs of study, the state Perkins V plan identifies equity as a central tenet and encourages colleges to move beyond the race-neutrality of identified special populations to include "others who have been or are marginalized by education and workforce systems" (Illinois State Board of Education & Illinois Community College Board, 2020, p. 5). Even outside of the context of CTE and Perkins V, the program review templates can facilitate the examination of disaggregated data, identification of racial equity gaps, and commitment to systemic change across programs, academic disciplines, and departments within a single institutional context. In Illinois, historical and systemic racism has especially impacted opportunities for Black and Latinx students to access and complete a postsecondary credential (Partnership for College Completion, 2021a). Racism is multidimensional and occurs at the personal (or individual), interpersonal, institutional, and structural levels (Suarez, 2018). The examples provided in the document illustrate opportunities inherent within the program review process to address these levels with intentionality toward closing racial equity gaps and leading anti-racist change.
Office of Community College Research and Leadership. 51 Gerty Drive Room 129, Champaign, IL 61820. Tel: 217-244-9390; Fax: 217-244-0851; e-mail: occri@uiuc.edu; Web site: http://occrl.illinois.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: Illinois Community College Board
Authoring Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL)
Identifiers - Location: Illinois
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 2018
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