Evaluating Unitec’s Ally workshop on diverse sexuality and gender inclusivity

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ID12347495
AuthorsHelen Gremillion (0000-0002-9219-2366, Unitec Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Catherine Powell (0000-0002-1901-2250, Healthy Families Waitakere, New Zealand; Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue3
Pages134-146
Publication date2019-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEvaluation Journal of Australasia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1035-719X • E-ISSN: 2515-9372
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1035719x19875595
OpenAlexW2978562234
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

This article presents findings from a mixed-method, utilisation-focused evaluation of an education workshop on diverse sexuality and gender (DSG) inclusivity offered at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. Workshop completion enables participants to make a public commitment to DSG inclusivity by joining Unitec’s ALLY Network. A questionnaire was designed to ascertain whether workshop participation achieves the following outcomes: increased awareness of systemic discrimination and greater confidence to act in ways that promote DSG inclusion. The study also draws on findings from semi-structured interviews with current ALLY members. Data analysis included testing the statistical significance of differences between participants’ responses to pre-workshop questions and their responses to identical questions posed post-workshop (these questions were answered using Likert-type scales). Narrative data were analysed thematically. Findings indicate that the ALLY workshop is effective in achieving its goals. Emergent themes highlight areas of significant learning and growth for workshop participants as well as particularly valuable workshop practices and conditions. This study addresses a gap in the literature on evaluations of DSG diversity education and provides evidence supporting the continuation – and the informed, potential expansion – of a unique initiative within a New Zealand tertiary provider

Developmental psychology · Diversity (politics · Human sexuality · Inclusion (mineral · Likert scale · Medical education · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Sex education · Sexuality education · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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