Diversity situationships: Exploring the complexities of a diversity peer educator program

Peer educator programs have been developed to improve diversity and inclusion in U.S. higher education institutions. While peer educator programs have been touted for their benefits, research does not indicate how institutions serve to support or hinder the success of such programs or those that lea...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of diversity in higher education 2023-09
Main Authors: Carr, Amanda M., Williams, Michael S., Dorimé-Williams, Marjorie L., Lockhart, Jae-Kur, Park, Seijoon, Sewell, Caleb A., Hovey, Scott M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diversity
Educational Programs
Equity
Higher Education
Human
Inclusion
Peers
Teachers
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Peer educator programs have been developed to improve diversity and inclusion in U.S. higher education institutions. While peer educator programs have been touted for their benefits, research does not indicate how institutions serve to support or hinder the success of such programs or those that lead them. This article uses a situational analysis approach to examine a diversity peer educator program at a large, predominately White Midwestern institution. Findings indicate a need to apply new methodological approaches to studying equity and diversity in higher education. Findings also expand theoretical understandings of emotional labor to explore how peer educators’ labor for diversity is exploited and erased at the institutional level. Implications for student leaders, institutional leaders, higher education policy, and equity and diversity praxis are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)
ISSN:1938-8926
1938-8934
DOI:10.1037/dhe0000517