Table 1.
Glossary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allyship | A term that describes efforts to advance the interests of marginalized groups both in society at large and social contexts, for example in universities or workplaces.1 |
| Critical Race Theory | A theory that posits that challenging and transforming racism-embedded social structures and interactions requires directly addressing race in education, contrasting with the previously used “color-blindness” and “neutral” principles that avoided race.2 |
| Ego-ideal | An inner image of oneself that one unconsciously and consciously desires to become.11 |
| Explicit bias | Where individuals are aware of their deliberate prejudices and attitudes toward certain groups.4 |
| Hidden curriculum | A collection of implicit messages, unwritten rules, unspoken expectations, and unofficial norms of the dominant-culture context in which the teaching and learning is situated.5 |
| Intersectionality | The complex, cumulative way in which effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, and classism) combine, overlap, or intersect.6 |
| Marginalized identities | An identity that causes or has historically caused a person with this identity to be disproportionately subject to discrimination, harassment or other negative treatment due to the identity.7 |
| Microaggression | The everyday slights, insults, invalidations, and offensive behaviors that people experience in daily interactions with individuals who may be unaware that they have engaged in demeaning ways.7 |
| Performative allyship | Performing with self-gratification in the center of your action, often done to make yourself feel better, to “prove” you are not a racist or create a perception of yourself for others.8 |
| Real/Effective allyship | Amplifying the voices of people within a marginalized community and what they are saying.8 |
| Stereotype suppression | An attempt to control prejudiced responses by suppressing thoughts about or actions believed to be part of a group's stereotype. Often leads to rebound effect.9 |
| Transformative learning theory | Learning goes beyond just getting new information, as it also leads learners to evaluate and reflect on past ideas and understandings, shifting their worldview.10 |
| Unconscious Bias/Implicit Bias (interchangeable) | The attitudes or stereotypes affecting our understanding, actions, and decisions, activated involuntarily and without an individual's awareness.7 |