To Reduce Bias, Marinate for 11 Days? A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Multi-Day Racial Equity Challenge

To Reduce Bias, Marinate for 11 Days? 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A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of a Multi-Day Racial Equity Challenge Sean Darling-Hammond This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5822909/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Racial bias trainings are ubiquitous. Yet, they rarely deviate from a standard formula, and are rarely evaluated using rigorous research methods. This pre-registered study uses a randomized controlled trial design to estimate the causal impact of employee participation in the Racial Equity Challenge—a scaffolded, eleven-day antibias training that allows participants to explore a variety of topics through readings, videos, and activities. We find that while the Racial Equity Challenge did not impact motivation to reduce bias, it caused statistically significant increases in employees’ knowledge of bias, ability to navigate ambiguous workplace situations in ways that might reduce bias, belief that they know how to combat bias, and willingness to donate to the Black Lives Matter Foundation. We present implications regarding how to design and refine trainings so that they might reduce bias and enhance equity in workplaces and beyond. Social science/Psychology/Human behaviour Social science/Sociology antibias training diversity training racial bias inclusive intentions Full Text Additional Declarations There is NO Competing Interest. Statement of ethics approval: Because all data was collected by the City and County of Denver and our research team was analyzing this data as part of Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) support efforts, the research presented in this article was deemed exempt from review by the Office for Protection of Human Subjects (OPHS) at the University of California, Berkeley. This determination was communicated by OPHS via an email to our research team that was sent on September 23, 2020. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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