Creating A Totally Inclusive University

Author : Stephen Whitehead,Pat O'Connor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000770995

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Creating a Totally Inclusive University by Stephen Whitehead,Pat O'Connor Pdf

This book introduces the concept and practices of Total Inclusivity to universities around the world. It is written to help universities contend with increasing public scrutiny and uncertainty around issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice now at the forefront of global higher education. Providing a guide and template to higher education leaders, the book addresses such issues as work culture, free speech, student wellbeing, racism, LGBT+ identities, managerialism or ‘simply’ the ability of the institution to survive post-Covid. Whitehead and O’Connor argue that handling these issues can best be done in a university climate and system which is Totally Inclusive. This is the standard for any higher education institution to aim for, not only in its teaching but in its fundamental principles and everyday practices if it is to meet its obligations to its members and to wider society. The book aims to support universities as well as challenge the status quo as they grapple with the different global and societal pressures confronting them. It is an essential read for anyone working in leadership in higher education institutions and those interested in creating inclusive practices within their institution.

Author : Anna M. Kelly,Lisa Padden,Bairbre Fleming
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000838428

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Making Inclusive Higher Education a Reality by Anna M. Kelly,Lisa Padden,Bairbre Fleming Pdf

Revealing higher education inclusive practice in action, this key title showcases a range of international case studies from a number of universities in order to highlight approaches to developing a culture of access and inclusion. It provides detailed information on how to transform institutional commitment to access and diversity into systemic change and the creation of a university for all. By deconstructing assumptions and practices and offering a range of inclusive techniques and case studies to challenge and enhance instruction, this book moves the conversation about inclusivity from a concept to a reality. It evokes and prompts solutions to everyday challenges experienced by those working in higher education and offers the reader a ringside seat to its application, implementation and unearthing inclusive practice gems which showcase inclusive practice at its best. Providing a whole-institution perspective of student access and inclusion, citing case studies and sharing real world experience, this book will appeal to academic leaders, faculty and professionals in higher education, as well as policy makers. In particular, those charged with addressing issues of access, diversity and inclusion in higher education will find this a vital read.

Author : Ellen Ernst Kossek,Kyung-Hee Lee
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781487503734

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Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations by Ellen Ernst Kossek,Kyung-Hee Lee Pdf

This book examines key themes relevant to advancing women in organizations and the need for individual and organizational mechanisms to foster career agility, with a constant focus on how to bridge research to practice. Providing insights on gender inclusion, mentoring, team diversity, and female leadership, Creating Gender-Inclusive Organizations provides actual hands-on advice from experts on how to leverage human resource and organizational strategies to advance women and close the gender gap. It is a must-read for management leaders, HR professionals, and gender and diversity organizational scholars of all levels.

Author : Lorraine Stefani,Patrick Blessinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315466071

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Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education by Lorraine Stefani,Patrick Blessinger Pdf

Inclusive Leadership in Higher Education examines leadership efforts that move beyond simple diversity programs in the journey towards the institutional transformation necessary to create inclusive educational environments. Chapter contributors from higher education institutions across the globe share how leadership is developed and implemented at all levels to create more inclusive organizational cultures. Diverse chapters address the forces and factors associated with organizational change while examining leadership theory, policy, and practices. This important volume provides a comparative perspective, highlighting common themes across a range of institutional and cultural contexts to help leaders promote an organizational mind-set and culture of inclusion and inclusiveness.

Author : Sheryl E Burgstahler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1682535401

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Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education by Sheryl E Burgstahler Pdf

In Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education, Sheryl Burgstahler provides a practical, step-by-step guide for putting the principles of universal design into action. The book offers multiple ways to access, engage with, and transform the higher education environment: making physical spaces welcoming to students of all abilities; creating digital learning and assistive technology programs that meet the needs of all users; developing universal design in higher education (UDHE) syllabi, assessments and teaching practices that minimize the need for academic accommodations; and institutionalizing universal design supports and services. A follow-up to Universal Design in Higher Education, Burgstahler's new book will be a valuable resource for leaders, faculty, and administrators who are interested in acquiring the tools needed to create barrier-free learning environments. Filled with applications, examples, recommendations, and above all, a framework in which to conceptualize UDHE, this volume will help educators meet the design needs of all students and honor the principles of diversity and inclusivity.

Author : Stephen Whitehead
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000589382

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Total Inclusivity at Work by Stephen Whitehead Pdf

Despite inclusivity’s importance and most people’s desire for it, understanding inclusivity can be tricky. This book introduces the concept of Total Inclusivity to organisations, their leaders and employees around the world. It aims to help organisations and those people who create them to become Totally Inclusive Communities, wherein diversity is valued, healthy identities are enabled, respect for difference prevails and every member counts – regardless of their identity mix. The book provides insights into how identity works and defines Total Inclusivity as concept and practice. Whitehead suggests what organisations can do to safeguard and nurture diverse organisational identities. The book also provides easy-to-follow guidelines on how we can implement Total Inclusivity in organisation through individuals. Written in an accessible style, while informed by contemporary research into the self, organisations and identities, this book will not only guide organizational members – owners, CEOs, leaders, managers, administrators and every staff member – along the pathway to creating a Totally Inclusive Community, it will establish a bold and provocative ethical standard for organisations to follow as they venture further into this century.

Author : Kryss Shane
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000588071

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Creating an LGBT+ Inclusive University by Kryss Shane Pdf

The rates of bullying and dropouts due to lack of safety in colleges and universities and subsequent suicidality for LGBT+ young adults and college students are exponentially higher than for non-LGBT+ people. As a result, many American college students are suffering needlessly, and many faculty and administrators are unsure of what to do. This book solves that problem. Setting out best practices and professional guidance for creating LGBT+ inclusive learning in schools, this approachable and easy-to-follow book guides faculty, administrators, and other staff toward appropriate and proven ways to create safer learning environments, update campus policies, enhance curricula, and better support LGBT+ college students as they learn.

Author : Maguvhe, Mbulaheni Obert,Masuku, Mfundo Mandla
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668444375

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Handbook of Research on Creating Spaces for African Epistemologies in the Inclusive Education Discourse by Maguvhe, Mbulaheni Obert,Masuku, Mfundo Mandla Pdf

Students with disabilities who are not able to perform to the best of their abilities often find themselves learning in inaccessible environments and subjected to increased stress levels due to the haphazard provisioning of education characterized by physical, communicative, and unsuitable teaching and learning approaches. Very often this is a result of various shortcomings including unfair assessment practices. Misconceptions and a lack of knowledge with regard to the implementation of inclusive education detract from the successful admission of students with disabilities and their retention and active participation. The Handbook of Research on Creating Spaces for African Epistemologies in the Inclusive Education Discourse explores the concept of inclusive education in an African context. It advocates for the monitoring and evaluation of inclusive education and proposes interventions where reasonable accommodation or lack of accessibility is a reason for students with disabilities to not benefit from this system. Covering topics such as barriers to learning, rural schools, and student support, this major reference work is an essential resource for administrators, advocates for students with disabilities, policymakers, researchers, pre-service teachers, educators, academicians, and students.

Author : Itab Shuayb
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030358617

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Inclusive University Built Environments by Itab Shuayb Pdf

This book investigates the impact of Approved Document M—introduced to address accessibility and usability issues for people with disabilities in newly constructed facilities—on different university buildings in the United Kingdom. A selection of six buildings at the University of Kent, the University of Bath, and the University of Essex, built within the six decades spanning the 1960s through the 2010s, are studied to investigate the impact of the measure on changing building designs to be accessible for all potential users, including people with disabilities. The book dissects specifically the University of Kent case study, delineating benefits of the inclusive design approach. Providing case studies of existing educational buildings and recommendations case studies of existing educational buildings and provides recommendations, the book is ideal for engineers, architects, built environment researcher, designers and standard committees.

Author : Sheryl Burgstahler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Barrier-free design
ISBN : 1682535444

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Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education by Sheryl Burgstahler Pdf

"In Creating Inclusive Learning Opportunities in Higher Education, Sheryl Burgstahler provides a practical, step-by-step guide for putting the principles of universal design into action"--

Author : SunHee Kim Gertz,Betsy Huang,Lauren Cyr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319701752

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Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education and Societal Contexts by SunHee Kim Gertz,Betsy Huang,Lauren Cyr Pdf

Groundbreaking in its international, interdisciplinary, and multi-professional approach to diversity and inclusion in higher education, this volume puts theory in conversation with practice, articulates problems, and suggests deep-structured strategies from multiple perspectives including performed art, education, dis/ability studies, institutional as well as government policy, health humanities, history, jurisprudence, psychology, race and ethnicity studies, and semiotic theory. The authors—originating from Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Trinidad, Turkey, and the US— invite readers to join the conversation and sustain the work.

Author : Farhana Ferdous,Bryan Bell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000284355

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All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture by Farhana Ferdous,Bryan Bell Pdf

Should all-inclusive engagement be the major task of architecture? All-Inclusive Engagement in Architecture: Towards the Future of Social Change presents the case that the answer is yes. Through original contributions and case studies, this volume shows that socially engaged architecture is both a theoretical construct and a professional practice navigating the global politics of poverty, charity, health, technology, neoliberal urbanism, and the discipline's exclusionary basis. The scholarly ideas and design projects of 58 thought leaders demonstrate the architect's role as a revolutionary social agent. Exemplary works are included from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Africa, Asia, and Europe. This book offers a comprehensive overview and in-depth analysis of all-inclusive engagement in public interest design for instructors, students, and professionals alike, showing how this approach to architecture can bring forth a radical reformation of the profession and its relationship to society.

Author : Itab Shuayb
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819999798

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Inclusive Design and Accessibility Paradigms in Lebanon by Itab Shuayb Pdf

Author : Barbara J. Hoekje,Scott G. Stevens
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351850988

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Creating a Culturally Inclusive Campus by Barbara J. Hoekje,Scott G. Stevens Pdf

Colleges and universities increasingly recruit international students yet may lack the systems to foster these students' academic success and identity as valued members of the campus community. Sharing case studies of students and examples of innovative initiatives, this book explores strategies and key recommendations for universities to re-conceptualize their programs to better welcome and support international students. Emphasizing the relational aspect of academic and campus life, the authors provide a framework that supports students from initial contact through graduation. Carefully researched and addressing issues of language, engagement, and culture, Creating a Culturally Inclusive Campus offers universities innovative strategies for helping all students fulfull their academic goals while also contributing meaningfully to their school’s global mission.

Author : Rita Kumar,Brenda Refaei
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1947602187

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Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education by Rita Kumar,Brenda Refaei Pdf

AMERICANS' PERCEPTION O F COLLEGE S TUDENTS does not correlate with the reality of the rich diversity seen on university campuses. Over 60% of Americans believe the average age of a college student is 20 years old but, in fact, it's 26.4 years old. Demographics in the classroom are shifting and instructors bear a responsibility to adjust their teaching style and curriculum to be inclusive for all students.Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education: Strategies for Teaching, edited by Rita Kumar and Brenda Refaei, details the necessity for an inclusive curriculum with examples of discipline-specific activities and modules. The intersectionality of race, age, socioeconomic status, and ability all embody the diversity college instructors encounter in their classrooms. Through the chapters in this book, the contributors make apparent the "hidden curriculum," which is taught implicitly instead of explicitly. The editors focus on learner-centered environments and accessibility of classroom materials fortraditionally marginalized students; a critical part of the labor needed to create an inclusive curriculum.This text provides instructors with resources to create equity-based learning environments. It challenges instructors to see beyond Eurocentric curricula and expand their pedagogy to include intercultural competence. The contributors challenge the student/instructor dichotomy and embrace collaboration between the two to construct a curriculum that fits all students' needs. The resources and examples in this book demonstrate the importance of inclusion and equity in the classroom. An openaccess companion site provides examples and tools from the editors and contributing authors, and allows for readers to add materials from their own classrooms. This book and companion site allow instructors to begin intentional practice of an inclusive curriculum and implement changes to promote respect for diversity.