Practitioner action research on diversity and enrolment, Master’s Thesis, Jennifer Deathe
Parent Recommendations:
Marketing & outreach to diverse communities: All eight participants in these interviews perceived a need for better marketing to and recruitment of diverse communities from birth to preschool Religion: Address it in on website and in community forums.
Racism: Clear Statements on Diversity- Address racism- demonstrates inclusivity, and honesty
Let our voices be heard: Community storytelling, visits to the classroom
Diverse material: Include diverse material in curriculum
Visual diversity: Look around- what are the images, who are the people, the festivals
Strategic plan: Make diversity a part of the Strategic Plan – currently hear nothing, silence
Communication: Communicate the strengths – open community, safety, collaboration, nature, faculty that care, process of thinking, values we love and that attracted us.
Faculty Recommendations
The results of…. showed that there was a shared belief among the faculty that diversity is intrinsically important to the social mission of the school.
