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A Grounded Theory of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Partnerships for Diversity and Inclusion Aims
- The Review of Higher Education
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 39, Number 1, Fall 2015
- pp. 97-122
- 10.1353/rhe.2015.0044
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This study explored how 18 participants at four institutions formed Academic Affairs and Student Affairs partnerships for diversity initiatives. These participants were also involved in a national Project launched by the Association of American Colleges and Universities in the 1990s. Using grounded theory methods, a conceptual model emerged, the Cycle of Making Lifelong Commitments to Diversity and Inclusion, that identifies and explains three distinct types of partnerships: complementary, coordinated, and pervasive. The findings offer implications for researchers and practitioners regarding partnerships to achieve diversity and inclusion goals.