Unlimiting Perspectives: Considering Systemic Assumptions and the Implications of Action and Inaction

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Author(s): DeLa Dos (Association of Research Libraries, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Leading Higher Education Transformation With Social Justice, Equity, and Inclusion
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Clint-Michael Reneau (California State University, Fullerton, USA)and Mary Ann Villarreal (University of Utah, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7152-1.ch007

Keywords: Civic Engagement & Social Justice / Higher Education / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Assumptions are a natural part of how human brains process information. While they can save time and energy, they can also create division and exclusion. This chapter employs a phenomenological approach to examine the role of socialization on the author's identity development as well as the ways these experiences inform their efforts to advance justice in the field of higher education and beyond. Lessons learned are summarized as the author reframes earlier messages to share three better-not-best practices for readers to consider: racial determination, language, and humility. The chapter concludes with a personal reflection from the author about how the material is relevant to the current state of higher education.

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