A Framework for Moving Beyond Awareness: How District and School Level Leaders Address Implicit Bias Through a Professional Learning Community (68068)
Session Chair: Susan Lohret
Sunday, 23 April 2023 10:20
Session: Session 1
Room: Falls Church
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
The presentation includes findings and recommendations that support school building and district-level leaders in addressing implicit bias within a professional learning community model. The descriptive phenomenological design explores the phenomenon of addressing implicit bias and examines the lived experiences of educational leaders through their reflections. Participants included the following criteria: a) professionals with district-level leadership or school building leadership in New York State public schools and b) participation in addressing implicit bias through a formal program, curriculum, initiative, or informal structure. Focus group and semi-structured interviews were conducted and data collection tools were field tested. Data was transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis. A system of member checking was implemented with semi-structured transcripts. Four categories emerged and further expanded into 11 themes including: (a) responsibility and commitment, (b) safety and trust, (c) leadership support and approach, (d) readiness versus urgency, (e) staying on the path, (f) community as strength, (g) multi-tiered, (h) key role (s) and student voice, (i) are we there yet?, (j) modeling and dialogue, and (k) action and entry points. Recommendations include areas of future research, policy, and professional practice. Attendees will be introduced to a framework for addressing implicit bias framed as perspectives. Attendees will engage in a workshop-style presentation providing opportunity to reflect on their own leadership practices. The timeliness of the study fills the gap of educational research in addressing the phenomenon of implicit bias in public schools, and reinforces awareness is not enough to address implicit bias.
Authors:
Susan Lohret, St John Fisher College, United States
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Susan Lohret is a school administrator, and conducted the study at St John Fisher University (EdD) in United States
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