Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Resources
Equity has been one of the RP Group’s long-standing core values. However, we have come to recognize that it is not enough to promote equity; we must proactively work to oppose inequity to bring about social justice changes within the educational system. The RP Group must capitalize on its unique position as both a provider of research and professional development, and as a representative body for IRPE professionals to advance equity and drive systemic change.
In order to advance our mission and support IRPE practitioners we are curating resources to help researchers better incorporate equity and equitable practices into their research. In order to accomplish, the RP Group Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee has developed a framework whereby we can monitor our progress in achieving our goals, develop professional development that will help us advance equity, and help RP Group staff better represent equity in our research.
Advancing equity is a holistic approach and requires us to examine, scrutinize, and rebuild the various systems that were built to benefit one group and disadvantage others. Within our system, racial identity is frequently the most salient indicator of advantage and oppression. As such, in order to advance equity broadly, our work must begin with race and how it intersects or interacts with other characteristics. As IRPE professionals we have a privilege and responsibility to go beyond identifying gaps in outcomes to use the data to inform actions that eliminate these gaps.
