Measuring Equity-Seeking Students' Satisfaction Levels With Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives: The Bachelor of Design Fashion Program at Toronto Metropolitan University

To date, two Periodic Program Reviews (PPRs), the first in 2004 and the second in 2015, were undertaken of the Toronto Metropolitan University's (TMU) Bachelor of Design (BDes) fashion program. The second resulted in a major program overhaul. However, the student surveys used in both PPRs did not explore the satisfaction levels of equity-seeking groups with TMU's Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives, even though these groups represent most of the program's student population. Using literature review methodology, this study addresses three questions: 1. Why have equity-seeking student satisfaction levels regarding TMU's EDI initiatives not been addressed in the satisfaction surveys used in the PPRs? 2. What are key EDI issues affecting equity-seeking student populations? 3. In what ways do EDI experiences and challenges faced by equity-seeking student groups affect their satisfaction levels? This study brings attention to this omission and provides recommendations for future BDes fashion program PPR surveys.