Outdoor Insider Spring 2018 | Page 17

change after this training—even those with the best of intentions. Perhaps we need to think more broadly about how we conceive of diversity and inclusion training and use different methods to make training sessions achieve more.

Moving beyond a traditional format, training might include self-education, roundtable discussions, written reflections, book clubs, and learning how to effectively facilitate dialogues around DEI issues. Also, once you’ve led workshops and discussions with students and staff, hold them accountable. For example, address passing comments or actions that might reflect or uphold ste-reotypes, even in informal settings. While I am not suggesting that outdoor leaders not conduct diversity and inclusion training, I suggest that we broaden the way we frame and think about it.

AORE members identified other successes, challenges, and barriers in the study. I include this table of themes that came out of the qualitative questions, as I think it will be helpful to outdoor program leaders.