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Publication Date: 2018
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A Balancing Act: Whose Interests Do Bias Response Teams Serve?
Miller, Ryan A.; Guida, Tonia; Smith, Stella; Ferguson, S. Kiersten; Medina, Elizabeth
Review of Higher Education, v42 n1 p313-337 Fall 2018
Using the organizational dimension of the multicontextual model for diverse learning environments, this study examined the philosophies and perspectives of bias response team leaders at 19 institutions. Through semi-structured interviews, administrators described theoretical approaches to bias response work that were primarily educational in nature and that aligned with institutional values. However, in the practice of responding to bias, administrators found themselves employing punitive frameworks, managing institutional public relations, and, on occasion, providing educational efforts. This tension between theory and practice created a balancing act for administrators to manage and multiple groups to which they perceived themselves as accountable.
Descriptors: Crime, Social Bias, Campuses, College Environment, Administrators, Racial Bias, Educational Environment, Public Relations, Theory Practice Relationship, College Students, Student Diversity, Student Interests
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