Considering Equality, Equity in Biology Instruction

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Editorial| September 01 2022 Considering Equality, Equity in Biology Instruction James Coleman James Coleman JAMES COLEMAN (jscoleman@uncg.edu) is a professor of biology and former provost at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He also served as provost at the University of Arkansas and Northern Arizona University and served as dean of the college of humanities and sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2022) 84 (7): 387–388. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.7.387 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation James Coleman; Considering Equality, Equity in Biology Instruction. The American Biology Teacher 1 September 2022; 84 (7): 387–388. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2022.84.7.387 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search I recently returned to teaching in the undergraduate biology classroom after 25 years as a university senior administrator. A great deal of my efforts as dean and provost were devoted to university programs aimed at improving diversity, inclusiveness, and equity (DEI) and the retention and graduation rates of students. Despite making these issues a high priority, often with significant investments, progress at my institutions, and in higher education more generally, has been slow. Why is making improvement in student success and DEI so hard? There are countless reasons, some tied to larger societal issues that universities and schools cannot fix. However, there are some reasons that lie in things we can control, often in our own classrooms. Here I want to discuss the perspective of equality vs. equity teaching. Equality (also known as fairness) focuses on treating each student equally, perhaps implicitly assuming that all learners enter a class with... You do not currently have access to this content.