Improving EDI data collection practices in community-based seniors-serving programming in Edmonton.

The Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC) supports seniors-serving organizations throughout Edmonton. Currently, ESCC is implementing a 2-year Seniors Sector Inclusion Project (SSIP) to improve how these organizations understand equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) practices and how they welcome older adults from diverse backgrounds. The research intern will join the project team to find answers to our main research question: How can community-based seniors serving organizations collect and use EDI data in ethical ways? This includes exploring several components of data related to race, disability, 2SLGBTQ+, and ethnicity. ?We will work closely with two ESCC-led programs that directly support seniors. We will listen to staff and supervisors to understand the current situation, find missing pieces in EDI data collection, examine what’s working well, and create practical recommendations and a guide for ethical EDI data collection – for example, how to respectfully ask questions about identity.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mary Beckie

Student:

Partner:

Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program: