TY - JOUR
T1 - Engaging faculty in shifting toward holistic review
T2 - Changing graduate admissions procedures at a land-grant, hispanic-serving institution
AU - Wong, Aileen A.
AU - Marrone, Nicole L.
AU - Fabiano-Smith, Leah
AU - Beeson, Pélagie M.
AU - Franco, Marla A.
AU - Subbian, Vignesh
AU - Lozano, Guadalupe I
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Purpose: The aim of this tutorial is to share lessons learned from a speech, language, and hearing sciences department at a land-grant, Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) after revising the graduate admissions review process and subsequent discussions related to equity in assessment. This tutorial describes the department as a case example and includes guiding questions that may be helpful for other organizations. Method: An adaptive case study approach was used and centered on supporting students at Hispanic-serving institutions. The approach was characterized by structured collaborative reflection throughout the process and engagement of relevant stakeholders at multiple levels. The adaptive method allowed for interim synthesis of stakeholder discussions to inform subsequent phases of the reflection process. Results: This tutorial shares critical motivations, barriers, facilitators, and phases that were identified in moving toward holistic evaluation for graduate admissions. Targeted areas for continued improvement related to diversity, equity, and inclusion are described. Conclusions: This tutorial outlines lessons learned from changing graduate admissions practices toward holistic review. Self-reflection prompts are provided for institutions and organizations considering changes to their review process. In order to best support diverse communities, increased workforce diversity is needed in the speech, language, and hearing sciences professions, and holistic review practices are recommended as one way to support increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.
AB - Purpose: The aim of this tutorial is to share lessons learned from a speech, language, and hearing sciences department at a land-grant, Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) after revising the graduate admissions review process and subsequent discussions related to equity in assessment. This tutorial describes the department as a case example and includes guiding questions that may be helpful for other organizations. Method: An adaptive case study approach was used and centered on supporting students at Hispanic-serving institutions. The approach was characterized by structured collaborative reflection throughout the process and engagement of relevant stakeholders at multiple levels. The adaptive method allowed for interim synthesis of stakeholder discussions to inform subsequent phases of the reflection process. Results: This tutorial shares critical motivations, barriers, facilitators, and phases that were identified in moving toward holistic evaluation for graduate admissions. Targeted areas for continued improvement related to diversity, equity, and inclusion are described. Conclusions: This tutorial outlines lessons learned from changing graduate admissions practices toward holistic review. Self-reflection prompts are provided for institutions and organizations considering changes to their review process. In order to best support diverse communities, increased workforce diversity is needed in the speech, language, and hearing sciences professions, and holistic review practices are recommended as one way to support increased diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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U2 - 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00383
DO - 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-20-00383
M3 - Article
C2 - 34463524
AN - SCOPUS:85117434809
SN - 1058-0360
VL - 30
SP - 1925
EP - 1939
JO - American journal of speech-language pathology
JF - American journal of speech-language pathology
IS - 5
ER -