ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. STEM Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1630132
This article is part of the Research TopicSTEM: Innovation on Teaching and Learning Vol. IIView all articles
Enacting Inclusive Practices in STEM Environments by Engaging STEM Faculty in Self-Reflexivity
Provisionally accepted
- Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, United States
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Integrating self-reflexive work in STEM faculty professional development that interrogates aspects of identity, power, and privilege can lead to inclusive practices within the classroom and beyond. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of purposefully centering self- reflexive processes focused on identity to create more inclusive STEM faculty. In this study, twelve interviews of faculty from a variety of STEM disciplines and from three different cohorts were conducted after they participated in the NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance Summer Institute. Findings indicate that self-reflection activities, focused on social identity, moved participants toward self-reflexivity in which they were made more aware of their power and privilege. Participants also discussed how their identity awareness contributed to changes in their teaching practices as well as their relationships with students and colleagues.Finally, participants that were already aware of their identity continued to engage in inclusive practices in STEM further deepening their awareness.
Keywords: STEM Environments, Self-reflexivity, Inclusive practices, STEM faculty development, Inclusive pedagogy and practice
Received: 16 May 2025; Accepted: 17 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Selyna Perez Beverly, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, United States
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