Article
Integrating social justice and diversity discourse into existing classes within the business school
The Journal of Education for Business
(2020)
Abstract
Creating opportunities for social justice and diversity discourse within the classroom is increasingly becoming a priority for universities, and especially within the business school. While a designated course requirement may be a useful way to introduce students to social justice and diversity in an in-depth manner, cognitive learning theory suggests that multiple opportunities are needed to engage with such complex topics. In this paper, we propose the use of online discussion prompts that connect social justice and diversity to existing courses as a mechanism to promote expanded and more frequent learning opportunities throughout a student’s academic journey. An experiment within an in-person introductory business course is showcased.
Keywords
- Social justice and diversity,
- online discussion prompts,
- cognitive learning theory
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 18, 2020
DOI
10.1080/08832323.2020.1805397
Citation Information
Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Lisa Hines. "Integrating social justice and diversity discourse into existing classes within the business school" The Journal of Education for Business (2020) p. 1 - 9 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephanie_fernhaber/25/