1st Edition

Facilitating Change through Intergroup Dialogue Social Justice Advocacy in Practice

Edited By Kristie Ford Copyright 2018
    174 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    174 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    In order both to prepare for an increasingly diverse society and to help students navigate diverse learning environments, many institutions of higher education have developed programs that support student learning and competencies around inter- and intra-group relations. Facilitating Change through Intergroup Dialogue: Social Justice Advocacy in Practice traces the impact of Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) courses on peer-facilitators who delivered Skidmore College’s IGD curricula over a five-year period. Through a series of in-depth qualitative interviews and auto-ethnographies, this book explores how former IGD facilitators are applying what they learned to their personal and professional lives three to five years post-college. By exploring facilitators' application of IGD skills, understanding of social justice, and the challenges inherent in this work, Facilitating Change through Intergroup Dialogue offers concrete strategies for supporting undergraduate students in their enduring efforts towards justice.

     

    Table of Contents

    Part 1: Contextualizing Intergroup Dialogue (IGD) Facilitation

    1. Introduction: The Power of Dialogue
    2. Kristie A. Ford

    3. Skidmore College as a National Leader: Institutional Context and Methods of Inquiry Kristie A. Ford
    4. Part 2: IGD Facilitator Reflections

      Higher Educational Institutions

      Preface to the Auto-Ethnographies

      Kristie A. Ford

    5. On Becoming a Social Justice Advocate
    6. Victoria K. Malaney

    7. Social Justice in Action and Inaction
    8. Sarah Faude

      Schools, Non-Profits, and Community Organizations

    9. Learning the Meaning of True Advocacy
    10. Teshika R. Hatch

    11. Interrogating Privilege
    12. Luna Malachowski Bajak

    13. Toward a New Operational Paradigm for Social Justice
    14. Stephen A. Bissonnette

       

      Synthesizing Patterns: Developing as Advocates for Change

    15. Communicating Differently Post-College: An Analysis of IGD Skills and Outcomes
    16. Heather J. Lipkin and Kristie A. Ford

    17. Working Towards Social Justice Advocacy
    18. Kristie A. Ford and Heather J. Lipkin

    19. A White Male’s Post-College Reflections on Race, Resistance, and Social Change Kristie A. Ford
    20. Part 3: Beyond IGD Facilitation

    21. "I Wouldn’t be the Person I Am Without IGR": Implications and Conclusions
    22. Kristie A. Ford and Heather J. Lipkin

    23. The Dialogue Continues: The Future of IGD

    Stephen A. Bissonnette and Victoria K. Malaney

    Biography

    Kristie A. Ford is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Intergroup Relations Program at Skidmore College, USA.

    Dr. Kristie Ford and colleagues provide an important contribution to our understanding of the post-college life and career choices following students’ roles as intergroup dialogue facilitators and intergroup relations minors. The narratives are compelling and illuminate the broader transferable skills that leadership in undergraduate social justice education offers. This book supports what many of us in higher education have believed---leadership in social justice activities creates powerful advocates and allies that use their learning as they navigate personal and professional relationships. I highly recommend this book for social justice educators who are mentoring undergraduates and especially for student leaders considering their post-college options.

    --Kelly Maxwell, Co-Director and Lecturer, The Program on Intergroup Relations, University of Michigan, USA