'What If What the Professor Knows Is Not Diverse Enough for Us?': Whiteness in Canadian Kinesiology Programs

Autor/inn/en	Nachman, Jessica; Joseph, Janelle; Fusco, Caroline
Titel	'What If What the Professor Knows Is Not Diverse Enough for Us?': Whiteness in Canadian Kinesiology Programs
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 27 (2022) 7, S.789-802 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nachman, Jessica) ORCID (Joseph, Janelle) ORCID (Fusco, Caroline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
DOI	10.1080/13573322.2021.1919613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Student Experience; Kinesiology; College Programs; Whites; Race; Power Structure; Advantaged; Critical Race Theory; Racism; Diversity; College Faculty; Web Sites; Minority Group Students; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Studienprogramm; White; Weißer; Rasse; Abstammung; Rassismus; Fakultät; Web-Design; Kanada
Abstract	This study builds on research that found a significant lack of racial diversity in Canadian university kinesiology programs. We extend previous findings by including the experiences of students who reveal how whiteness structures every aspect of their kinesiology education. We employ Critical Race Theory and theories of whiteness within a case study of eight kinesiology faculties in Canada. The mixed methods data collection included: (a) analysis of website photos and anti-racism documents to determine the perceived racial diversity and anti-racism priority; and (b) semi-structured interviews with five undergraduate students from one kinesiology program to analyze their experiences with whiteness. We found (1) white privilege was evident through an overrepresentation of white bodies among the professoriate, overlooking whiteness in research and teaching, and a dearth of policies targeting anti-racism; and (2) that white social dominance was prevalent but made invisible in student culture, which allowed the needs and experiences of racialized and international students to be ignored. Eurocentric ideologies of meritocracy, individualism, and scientific objectivity that reflect the values of the dominant group create a white racial frame that remains unnamed but centered. The aim of this research paper is to further inform how whiteness operates in kinesiology programs. We connect student experiences to whiteness theories and propose recommendations to guide the dismantling of whiteness in kinesiology. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01