Welcoming Historically Under-Represented Groups in Higher Education Through Awareness of Standard English Ideology

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ID22044037
AutoresJohn Hellermann (0000-0002-0381-2210, Portland State University, autor de correspondencia), LYNN SANTELMANN (0000-0001-9649-2342, Portland State University), Jennifer Mittelstaedt (Portland State University), Janet Cowal (Portland State University), Steven L Thorne (0000-0002-6552-955X, Portland State University)
Año2024
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas29
Fecha de publicación2024-12-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci15010029
OpenAlexW4405926891
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas30

In the context of changing demographics at regional universities (including our own), we highlight an ongoing project at our university that addresses the last area of acceptable bias in English-medium higher education: bias against speakers of other languages and non-standard dialects of English. We discuss the hegemonic aspect of the Standard Academic English used by default at most US institutions of higher education and its role in potential discrimination against users of languages other than English and dialects other than the Standard. Data from over 2000 surveys, 55 follow up interviews, and three focus groups from faculty, staff and students in the university community are being analyzed. Preliminary findings show pervasive ignorance of the nature of language variation and how that plays a role in continuing discrimination against those who use other languages and diverse varieties of English even in our very multilingual setting. We conclude by outlining next steps, including the development of onboarding materials for new faculty, staff, and students

Higher education · Ideology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology