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What is Unconscious Bias

Chapter 2
Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities
attitudes, perceptions and behaviors that are influenced by prejudice or stereotypes that are unconscious, below the level of awareness, also known as implicit bias.
Published in Chapter:
Overcoming Implicit Bias in Collaborative Online Learning Communities
Ludmila T. Battista (Claremont Lincoln University, USA) and Lisa Wright (University of Missouri, USA)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9814-5.ch002
Abstract
This chapter will lay the groundwork for exploring implicit bias and the effects in the online higher education environment. The authors will analyze privilege, power, oppression, and institutionalized bias and explore examples in higher education, through both student and faculty perspectives. The chapter will focus on collaborative solutions to a diverse variety of case studies on implicit bias across race, culture, gender, ability, and other dimensions. An emphasis will be placed on reflective analysis and creating collaborative experiences for online students and educators.
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What's Training Got to Do With It?: Educator Preparation Programs and Deficit Thinking
Prejudice or judgment for or against a person or people group that is outside of one’s consciousness.
Published in Chapter: What's Training Got to Do With It?: Educator Preparation Programs and Deficit Thinking; From: Handbook of Research on Challenging Deficit Thinking for Exceptional Education Improvement
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Language and Leadership in the Midst of Social Unrest: A Critical Analysis of Educational Leaders' Responses to Racial Violence in the Era of the Pandemic
Social stereotypes or factually untrue beliefs that develop outside the realm of conscious awareness and are unfairly attributed to social or identity groups. Everyone has unconscious bias. Unconscious bias is also known as implicit bias.
Published in Chapter: Language and Leadership in the Midst of Social Unrest: A Critical Analysis of Educational Leaders' Responses to Racial Violence in the Era of the Pandemic; From: The Struggle for Justice, Equity, and Peace in the Global Classroom
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Work Stress, Culture, and Leadership: Building a Culture of Health through Mindfulness into Action
Unconscious bias is universal. Unconscious biases are prejudices we have but are unaware of. They are “mental shortcuts based on social norms and stereotypes.”
Published in Chapter: Work Stress, Culture, and Leadership: Building a Culture of Health through Mindfulness into Action; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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The Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: Causes and Solutions
Learned stereotypes that are automatic, unintentional, and that influence behaviour and attitudes towards groups of people.
Published in Chapter: The Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: Causes and Solutions; From: Gender Equity in the Medical Profession
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Professional and Career Development of Medical Students
Also known as implicit social cognition or implicit bias; attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.
Published in Chapter: Professional and Career Development of Medical Students; From: Handbook of Research on the Efficacy of Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education
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Chapter 14
Diversity in the Workplace: How to Achieve Gender Diversity in the Workplace
The thinking and judgments made automatically based on preformed ways of perceiving the world.
Published in Chapter: Diversity in the Workplace: How to Achieve Gender Diversity in the Workplace; From: Handbook of Research on Human Factors in Contemporary Workforce Development
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Strategic Career Development for STEM Women Faculty
Forms of cultural stereotypes about certain groups that leads to unintentional beliefs and treatments towards these groups.
Published in Chapter: Strategic Career Development for STEM Women Faculty; From: Handbook of Research on Faculty Development for Digital Teaching and Learning
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