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ERIC Number: EJ1385198
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 35
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
Developing "Equity Sense": Meaning-Making at a Community College
Ching, Cheryl D.
American Educational Research Journal, v60 n4 p810-844 Aug 2023
While there is no shortage of scholarship on "equity" in higher education, researchers typically examine whether a policy or practice is (in)equitable rather than how those responsible for designing and enacting a policy or practice make meaning of equity. Using a sensemaking framework and case study approach, I explored the collective meaning-making of practitioners at one community college during a time of increased policy attention to equity. Despite lacking a formal definition after 2 years of meaning-making, practitioners labeled specific ideas and activities as equity, suggesting the development of an implicit understanding. From this case, I offer five lessons to propose the concept of "equity sense," a practitioner-constructed, contextually bounded meaning with implications for practice, policy, and research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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