Practice Category: Trust and Fairness
Students from negatively stereotyped or underserved groups can question whether faculty and staff may treat them fairly in interactions, grading, and other forms of evaluation. Faculty that communicate and behave in ways that engender trust and a perception of caring can mitigate social identity threat for students from these groups. In this section you will find practice recommendations designed to engender student trust in the instructional team by affirming the use of fair instructional and evaluation practices.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant Resource: Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment
Approaches for creating classroom learning environments where students from varied backgrounds feel welcome, valued, respected, and as though they are recognized as having the potential to succeed.
Practice Categories: Belonging Identity Safety Social Connectedness Trust and Fairness
