ERIC Number: EJ1393208
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
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Creating Community through Affinity Groups
Malone, Celeste M.; Baunach, Leslie; Clyne, Andrea; Houle, Loren; Klein, Emily; Mccullum, Chase; Parris, Leandra; Vekaria, Hiral
Communique, v52 n2 p26-29 Oct 2023
NASP's Annual Regional Leadership Meeting (RLM) brings together leaders for training and discussions about issues important to school psychology. For 2023, RLM for the first time included affinity groups as part of the implementation of NASP's equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) plan. This article will define affinity groups and describe the process by which the authors developed, facilitated, and evaluated the RLM affinity groups. The intent is to provide guidance to those interested in creating affinity spaces in their state associations, districts, graduate programs, and other professional spaces.
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Minority Groups, Disproportionate Representation, Diversity, Leadership, Meetings, Disabilities, First Generation College Students, School Psychologists, Rural Areas, Urban Areas, LGBTQ People, Ethnic Groups, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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