Promoting diversity through developing a sense of community

Moys, J.-L. (2018) Promoting diversity through developing a sense of community. International Journal for Students as Partners, 2 (2). pp. 135-143. ISSN 2560-7367 doi: 10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3547

Abstract/Summary

This case study explores how a Students as Partners approach is helping develop Graphic Communication students’ experience of community through their contribution to a curriculum design project at the University of Reading. The ‘I am, we are … different by design’ project began as a partnership initiative aiming to identify strategies to extend students’ experience of diversity in the curriculum. Drawing on a mid-­‐project evaluation, the case study presented here explores student partners’ perceptions of the achievements and challenges of the project, including evolving a sense of community and the impact of the project on their career development. It also highlights how supporting opportunities for visibility and recognition throughout a project may contribute to sustaining a culture of reciprocity in partnership.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/78361
Identification Number/DOI	10.15173/ijsap.v2i2.3547
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Arts and Communication Design > Typography & Graphic Communication
Publisher	McMaster University Library Press
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