Summary and Conclusions: How Can We Help Enhance Diversity in Kinesiology?

Abstract

This article is divided into two major sections. First, the authors provided interpretations and conclusions about enhancing diversity in kinesiology based on the collection of articles for this Special Theme of theKinesiology Review.There are six informative articles for this Special Theme on Diversity in Kinesiology that includeWhy We Should Care about Diversity in Kinesiologyby Brooks, Harrison Jr., Norris, and Norwood;Diversity in Kinesiology: Theoretical and Contemporary Considerationsby Hodge and Corbett;Creating an Inclusive Culture and Climate that Supports Excellence in Kinesiologyby Lowrie and Robinson;Undergraduate Preparedness and Partnerships to Enhance Diversity in Kinesiologyby Gregory-Bass, Williams, Blount, and Peters;Creating a Climate of Organizational Diversity—Models of Best Practiceby Keith and Russell; and this final article. Second, we identify strategies and provided recommendations to increase the presence and improve the experiences of Black and Hispanic faculty and students in kinesiology programs.

Diversifying Kinesiology: Untapped Potential of Historically Black Colleges and Universities

“…The field of kinesiology should be working toward the development of a climate of diversity that helps change the perceptions of and attitudes toward African American students and faculty (Lowrie & Robinson, 2013). Clear definitions of expectation for all faculty and students are necessary to create a climate of diversity (Hodge, Brooks, & Harrison, 2013). This climate should provides avenues for the recruitment of promising undergraduate students, retention of those students, mentoring of those students to foster the transition to graduate school, support during graduate school (e.g., financial, cognitive, and social), and the means for networking so that students can be hired as highly qualified faculty in kinesiology departments.…”